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   Atherine
   Ath'er·ine noun [ New Latin atherina , from Greek ... a kind of smelt.] (Zoology) A small marine fish of the family Atherinidæ , having a silvery stripe along the sides. The European species ( Atherina presbyter ) is used as ...
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   atherine
   <zoology> A small marine fish of the family Atherinidae, 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. ... Origin: NL. Atherina, fr. Gr. A kind of ...
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   Atherine
   • (n.) A small marine fish of the family Atherinidae, 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.
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