shiner

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

shiner
    n 1: a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye [syn:
         {shiner}, {black eye}, {mouse}]
    2: something that shines (with emitted or reflected light)
    3: important food fish of the northern Atlantic and
       Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and
       small if any scales [syn: {common mackerel}, {shiner},
       {Scomber scombrus}]
    4: any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes
       especially of the genus Notropis

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Shiner \Shin"er\, n.
   That which shines. Specifically:
   (a) A luminary.
   (b) A bright piece of money. [Slang]
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             Has she the shiners, d' ye think?    --Foote.
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   (c) (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small freshwater
       American cyprinoid fishes, belonging to {Notropis}, or
       {Minnilus}, and allied genera; as the redfin ({Notropis
       megalops}), and the golden shiner ({Notemigonus
       chrysoleucus}) of the Eastern United States; also loosely
       applied to various other silvery fishes, as the dollar
       fish, or horsefish, menhaden, moonfish, sailor's choice,
       and the sparada.
   (d) (Zool.) The common Lepisma, or furniture bug.
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   {Blunt-nosed shiner} (Zool.), the silver moonfish.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sparada \Spar"a*da\, n. (Zool.)
   A small California surf fish ({Micrometrus aggregatus}); --
   called also {shiner}.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Lepisma \Le*pis"ma\ (l[-e]*p[i^]z"m[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
   le`pisma peel, fr. lepi`s -i`dos, a scale.] (Zool.)
   A genus of wingless thysanurous insects having an elongated
   flattened body, covered with shining scales and terminated by
   seven unequal bristles. A common species ({Lepisma
   saccharina}) is found in houses, and often injures books and
   furniture; it feeds on starch and eats sized paper and
   starched clothes. Called also {shiner}, {silverfish}, {silver
   witch}, {silver moth}, and {furniture bug}.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Redfin \Red"fin`\ (-f?n`), n. (Zool.)
   A small North American dace ({Minnilus cornutus}, or
   {Notropis megalops}). The male, in the breeding season, has
   bright red fins. Called also {red dace}, and {shiner}.
   Applied also to {Notropis ardens}, of the Mississippi valley.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Fallfish \Fall"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
   A fresh-water fish of the United States ({Semotilus
   bullaris}); -- called also {silver chub}, and {Shiner}. The
   name is also applied to other allied species.
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from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

Shiner, TX (city, FIPS 67640)
  Location: 29.43199 N, 97.17179 W
  Population (1990): 2074 (1017 housing units)
  Area: 6.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 77984

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Shiner, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
   Population (2000):    2070
   Housing Units (2000): 1016
   Land area (2000):     2.435706 sq. miles (6.308450 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.007164 sq. miles (0.018554 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2.442870 sq. miles (6.327004 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            67640
   Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
   Location:             29.430856 N, 97.172115 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     77984
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Shiner, TX
    Shiner