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[ ath-uh-rahyn, -er-in ]
adjective
belonging or pertaining to the family Atherinidae, comprising the silversides.
noun
an atherine fish.
Origin of atherine
11760–70; <New Latin Atherina a genus of the family <Greek atherínē smelt
Words Nearby atherine
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