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[ath-uh-rahyn, -er-in]

ath·er·ine

[ath-uh-rahyn, -er-in]
adjective
1.
belonging or pertaining to the family Atherinidae, comprising the silversides.
noun
2.
an atherine fish.

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Atherine is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

Origin:
1760–70; < Neo-Latin Atherina a genus of the family < Greek atherínē smelt
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