資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Silversides \Sil"ver*sides`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of small fishes of the family
{Atherinid[ae]}, 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}.
{Brook silversides} (Zo["o]l.), a small fresh-water North
American fish ({Labadesthes sicculus}) related to the
marine silversides.
Atherine \Ath"er*ine\, n. [NL. atherina, fr. Gr. ? a kind of
smelt.] (Zo["o]l.)
A small marine fish of the family {Atherinid[ae]}, having a
silvery stripe along the sides. The European species
({Atherina presbyter}) is used as food. The American species
({Menidia notata}) is called {silversides} and {sand smelt}.
See {Silversides}.