notropis megalops

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notropis megalops - 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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  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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