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jack⋅smelt

[jak-smelt]
–noun, plural -smelts, (especially collectively) -smelt.
a large silversides, Atherinopsis californiensis, found along the coast of California, that grows to a length of 22 in. (55 cm).

Origin:
1945–50; jack 1 + smelt 2
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jacksmelt

noun
a relatively large silversides of the Pacific coast of North America (known to reach 18 inches in length) 
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