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(n.) A small marine fish of the family Atherinidae, 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.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Atherine'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/atherine.html. 1828.
 
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