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Shiner

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis

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important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean

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something that shines (with emitted or reflected light)

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a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
black eyecommon mackerelmouse
plural
Shiners
possessive
Shiner's
pluralpossessive
Shiners'