silversides

[ sil-ver-sahydz ]

/ ˈsɪl vərˌsaɪdz /

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noun, plural sil·ver·sides.

any of several small fishes of the family Atherinidae, having a silvery stripe along each side, as Menidia menidia, inhabiting the Atlantic coast of the U.S.

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Also silverside.

Origin of silversides

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; silver + side¹ + -s³

Words nearby silversides

silver protein stain, silver salmon, silver screen, silver service, silverside, silversides, silversmith, silver spoon, silver-spooned, Silver Spring, silver standard

How to use silversides in a sentence

The brook silversides was taken, sometimes abundantly, in all stream systems except the Walnut and Arkansas.
Fishes of Chautauqua, Cowley and Elk Counties, Kansas|Artie L. Metcalf
Brook silversides were taken rarely in the smaller tributaries of these streams.
Fishes of Chautauqua, Cowley and Elk Counties, Kansas|Artie L. Metcalf
The brook silversides occurred rarely at the lower Marais des Cygnes and at the middle and lower Neosho stations.
Fish Populations, Following a Drought, in the Neosho and Marais des Cygnes Rivers of Kansas|James Everett Deacon
In Perdido Bay I have found fresh-water minnows and silversides living together with marine gobies and salt-water eels.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr Jordan