silverside

English

Etymology

silver +‎ side

Pronunciation

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Noun

silverside (plural silversides)

1. Any of several small fish, mostly in families Atherinidae and Atherinopsidae, both in order Atheriniformes, that are characterized by bright, silvery scales.
2. (British) The upper side of a round of beef.
3. (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, informal) corned beef made with this type of meat.

Synonyms

• (fish): sandsmelt

Hyponyms

• neotropical silverside

Translations

fish of the families Atherinidae and Atherinopsidae

• Estonian: ateriinlane
• Finnish: hopeakylki
• German: Ährenfisch m
• Spanish: pejerrey (es) m, tinícalo m
• Swedish: prästfisk c
• Tagalog: langaray-pako, guno

See also

• topside
• silverback

Anagrams

• silverised