Silversides \Sil"ver*sides`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of small fishes of the family
Atherinid[ae], having a silvery stripe along each side of
the body. The common species of the American coast (Menidia
notata) is very abundant. Called also silverside, sand
smelt, friar, tailor, and tinker.
Brook silversides (Zo["o]l.), a small fresh-water North
American fish (Labadesthes sicculus) related to the
marine silversides.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Atherine \Ath"er*ine\, n. [NL. atherina, fr. Gr. ? a kind of
smelt.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A small marine fish of the family Atherinid[ae], having a
silvery stripe along the sides. The European species
(Atherina presbyter) is used as food. The American species
(Menidia notata) is called silversides and sand smelt.
See Silversides.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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