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[ ath-uh-rahyn, -er-in ]
/ ˈæθ əˌraɪn, -ər ɪn /
adjective
belonging or pertaining to the family Atherinidae, comprising the silversides.
noun
an atherine fish.
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Origin of atherine
1760–70; <New Latin Atherina a genus of the family <Greek atherínē smelt
Words nearby atherine
Athenian, Athénienne, Athens, atheoretical, atherectomy, atherine, athermancy, athermanous, athero-, atheroembolism, atherogenesis
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