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1. (n.) shiner
any of various small American freshwater fishes having glistening scales, esp. a minnow.
2. shiner
a person or thing that shines.
Etymology: (1350–1400)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) shiner, black eye, mouse
a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye
2. (noun) shiner
something that shines (with emitted or reflected light)
3. (noun) common mackerel, shiner, Scomber scombrus
important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales
4. (noun) shiner
any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) shiner
that which shines
2. (noun) shiner
a luminary
3. (noun) shiner
a bright piece of money
4. (noun) shiner
any one of numerous species of small freshwater American cyprinoid fishes, belonging to Notropis, or Minnilus, and allied genera; as the redfin (Notropis megalops), and the golden shiner (Notemigonus chrysoleucus) of the Eastern United States; also loosely applied to various other silvery fishes, as the dollar fish, or horsefish, menhaden, moonfish, sailor's choice, and the sparada
5. (noun) shiner
the common Lepisma, or furniture bug
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