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Webster 1913 Edition
Atherine
Ath′er-ine
,Noun.
[NL.
atherina
, fr. Gr. [GREEK] a kind of smelt.] (Zool.)
A small marine fish of the family
Atherinidæ
, 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
.