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Shiner

Shiner Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Shiner? [n] any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis [n] important food fish of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales [n] something that shines (with emitted or reflected light) [n] a bruise caused by a blow to the eye Synonyms \| Synonyms for Shiner: black eye \| common mackerel \| Scomber scombrus Related Terms \| Find terms related to Shiner: See Also \| bruise \| common shiner \| contusion \| cyprinid \| cyprinid fish \| emerald shiner \| genus Scomber \| golden shiner \| mackerel \| Notemigonus crysoleucas \| Notropis atherinoides \| Notropis cornutus \| object \| physical object \| Scomber \| silversides \| twinkler Shiner In Webster's Dictionary \Shin"er\, n. That which shines. Specifically: (a) A luminary. (b) A bright piece of money. [Slang] Has she the shiners, d' ye think? --Foote. (c) (Zo["o]l.) 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) (Zo["o]l.) The common Lepisma, or furniture bug. {Blunt-nosed shiner} (Zo["o]l.), the silver moonfish.

Shiner Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Shiner?

[n] any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis
[n] important food fish of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales
[n] something that shines (with emitted or reflected light)
[n] a bruise caused by a blow to the eye

Synonyms | Synonyms for Shiner: black eye | common mackerel | Scomber scombrus

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Shiner In Webster's Dictionary

\Shin"er\, n.
That which shines. Specifically:
(a) A luminary.
(b) A bright piece of money. [Slang]

          Has she the shiners, d' ye think?    --Foote.


(c) (Zo["o]l.) 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) (Zo["o]l.) The common Lepisma, or furniture bug.

{Blunt-nosed shiner} (Zo["o]l.), the silver moonfish.

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