noun
small spiny-finned fishes of both salt and fresh water
• Syn: ↑Atherinidae
• Hypernyms: ↑fish family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Mugiloidea, ↑suborder Mugiloidea
• Member Meronyms: ↑silversides, ↑silverside, ↑Atherinopsis, ↑genus Atherinopsis
Useful english dictionary. 2012.