Silversides \Sil"ver*sides`\, n. (Zool.)
Any one of several species of small fishes of the family
{Atherinidae}, having a silvery stripe along each side of the
body. The common species of the American coast ({Menidia
notata}) is very abundant. Called also {silverside}, {sand
smelt}, {friar}, {tailor}, and {tinker}.
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{Brook silversides} (Zool.), a small fresh-water North
American fish ({Labadesthes sicculus}) related to the
marine silversides.
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