'Silversides' definitions:
Definition of 'silversides'
(from WordNet)
noun
Small fishes having a silver stripe along each side; abundant along the Atlantic coast of the United States [syn: silversides, silverside]
noun
The common North American shiner [syn: common shiner, silversides, Notropis cornutus]
Definition of 'Silversides'
From: GCIDE
- Silversides \Sil"ver*sides`\, n. (Zool.) Any one of several species of small fishes of the family Atherinidae, having a silvery stripe along each side of the body. The common species of the American coast ({Menidia notata}) is very abundant. Called also silverside, {sand smelt}, friar, tailor, and tinker. [1913 Webster]
- Brook silversides (Zool.), a small fresh-water North American fish (Labadesthes sicculus) related to the marine silversides. [1913 Webster]