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silversides

[sil-ver-sahydz]

sil·ver·sides

[sil-ver-sahydz]
noun, plural -sides.
any of several small fishes of the family Atherinidae, having a silvery stripe along each side, as Menidia menidia, inhabiting the Atlantic coast of the U.S.


Origin:
1850–55, Americanism; silver + side1 + -s3

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sil·ver·side

[sil-ver-sahyd]
noun
1.
Chiefly British. a rump roast of beef, especially one taken from the crown of the rump.

Origin:
1810–20; silver + side1
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silversides

any of several species of small, slim schooling fish of the family Atherinidae (order Atheriniformes), found in freshwater and along coasts around the world in warm and temperate regions

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