silversides Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun small fishes having a silver stripe along each side; abundant along the Atlantic coast of the United States
    silverside.
  2. noun the common North American shiner
    Notropis cornutus; common shiner.

WordNet

Sil"ver*sides` noun
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of small fishes of the family Atherinidæ, having a silvery stripe along each side of the body. The common species of the American coast (Menidia notata) is very abundant. Called also silverside, sand smelt, friar, tailor, and tinker.

Webster 1913