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a small, silvery freshwater minnow, Notemigonus crysoleucas, native to eastern North America and introduced into western North America: often used as live bait in sport fishing.[1900-05]
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Golden shiner — fish Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
golden shiner — noun shiner of eastern North America having golden glints; sometimes also called bream • Syn: ↑Notemigonus crysoleucas • Hypernyms: ↑shiner * * * noun : a common cyprinid fish (Notemigonus crysoleucas) of eastern No. America having silvery sides… … Useful english dictionary
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golden shiner — noun Date: circa 1889 a small common cyprinid fish (Notemigonus crysoleucas) of eastern North America having silvery sides with bright golden reflections and often used as bait … New Collegiate Dictionary
Shiner (fish) — Shiner is a common name used for any of several kinds of small, usually silvery fish, in particular a number of cyprinids, but also e.g. the Shiner Perch ( Cymatogaster aggregata ).Cyprinid shiners are: * Eastern shiners, genus Notropis *… … Wikipedia
Shiner — Shin er, n. That which shines. Specifically: (a) A luminary. (b) A bright piece of money. [Slang] [1913 Webster] Has she the shiners, d ye think? Foote. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] (c) (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small freshwater… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shiner — /shuy neuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that shines. 2. Slang. See black eye (def. 1). 3. any of various small American freshwater fishes having glistening scales, esp. a minnow. 4. any of various silvery, marine fishes, as the menhaden or… … Universalium
shiner — /ˈʃaɪnə / (say shuynuh) noun 1. someone or something that shines. 2. Colloquial a black eye. 3. (plural shiner or shiners) any of various small American freshwater fishes, mostly minnows, with glistening scales, as the golden shiner, Notemigonus… …
shiner — noun Date: 14th century 1. one that shines 2. a silvery fish; especially any of numerous small freshwater American cyprinid fishes (especially genus Notropis) compare golden shiner 3. black eye 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
