SILVERSIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does silverside mean? 

• SILVERSIDE (noun)
  The noun SILVERSIDE has 1 sense:

1. small fishes having a silver stripe along each side; abundant along the Atlantic coast of the United States

  Familiarity information: SILVERSIDE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SILVERSIDE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small fishes having a silver stripe along each side; abundant along the Atlantic coast of the United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

silverside; silversides

Hypernyms ("silverside" is a kind of...):

acanthopterygian; spiny-finned fish (a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "silverside"):

Atherinopsis californiensis; jacksmelt (a relatively large silversides of the Pacific coast of North America (known to reach 18 inches in length))

Holonyms ("silverside" is a member of...):

Atherinidae; family Atherinidae (small spiny-finned fishes of both salt and fresh water)