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Webster Dictionary

  1. Atherinenoun

    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

  2. Etymology: [NL. atherina, fr. Gr. a kind of smelt.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Atherine

    ath′er-īn, n. a genus of small fishes, allied to the Gray Mullet family, abundant in the Mediterranean—one species (Atherina presbyter), found on the south coast of England, is often sold as a smelt. [Gr.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. atherine

    A silvery fish used in the manufacture of artificial pearls; it is 4 or 5 inches long, inhabits various seas, but is taken in great numbers in the Mediterranean. It is also called argentine.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of atherine in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of atherine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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