silverside
noun
sil·ver·side
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Definition of silverside
: any of various small chiefly marine bony fishes (family Atherinidae) with a silvery stripe along each side of the body
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Horton posted a photograph of a trap with a banner catch of silversides on Facebook. — C.j. Chivers, Popular Mechanics, "Meet the Man Glassblowing These Gorgeous Retro Fishing Lures," 26 Apr. 2016 Other species—Atlantic cod and silverside, corals, larger phytoplankton—are not projected to fare as well in a more acidic ocean, and biodiversity as a whole will almost certainly be diminished. — Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, "Herring could actually benefit from ocean acidification," 25 Mar. 2018 Fresh squid and or silversides (spearing) have also been producing. — Hartford Courant, courant.com, "Fishing report," 8 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'silverside.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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