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atherine

[ ath-uh-rahyn, -er-in ]

adjective

  1. belonging or pertaining to the family Atherinidae, comprising the silversides.


noun

  1. an atherine fish.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of atherine1

1760–70; < New Latin Atherina a genus of the family < Greek atherínē smelt

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