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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
shiner
n 1: a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye [syn:
shiner, black eye, mouse]
2: something that shines (with emitted or reflected light)
3: important food fish of the northern Atlantic and
Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and
small if any scales [syn: common mackerel, shiner,
Scomber scombrus]
4: any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes
especially of the genus Notropis
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Shiner \Shin"er\, n.
That which shines. Specifically:
(a) A luminary.
(b) A bright piece of money. [Slang]
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Has she the shiners, d' ye think? --Foote.
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(c) (Zool.) 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.
(d) (Zool.) The common Lepisma, or furniture bug.
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Blunt-nosed shiner (Zool.), the silver moonfish.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Sparada \Spar"a*da\, n. (Zool.)
A small California surf fish (Micrometrus aggregatus); --
called also shiner.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Lepisma \Le*pis"ma\ (l[-e]*p[i^]z"m[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
le`pisma peel, fr. lepi`s -i`dos, a scale.] (Zool.)
A genus of wingless thysanurous insects having an elongated
flattened body, covered with shining scales and terminated by
seven unequal bristles. A common species (Lepisma
saccharina) is found in houses, and often injures books and
furniture; it feeds on starch and eats sized paper and
starched clothes. Called also shiner, silverfish, silver
witch, silver moth, and furniture bug.
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Redfin \Red"fin`\ (-f?n`), n. (Zool.)
A small North American dace (Minnilus cornutus, or
Notropis megalops). The male, in the breeding season, has
bright red fins. Called also red dace, and shiner.
Applied also to Notropis ardens, of the Mississippi valley.
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6. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Fallfish \Fall"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
A fresh-water fish of the United States (Semotilus
bullaris); -- called also silver chub, and Shiner. The
name is also applied to other allied species.
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7. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) |
Shiner, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
Population (2000): 2070
Housing Units (2000): 1016
Land area (2000): 2.435706 sq. miles (6.308450 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.007164 sq. miles (0.018554 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.442870 sq. miles (6.327004 sq. km)
FIPS code: 67640
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 29.430856 N, 97.172115 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 77984
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Shiner, TX
Shiner
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