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silverfin

silverfin noun: a small North American freshwater cyprinoid fish (Notropis whipplei, now Cyprinella whipplei).

Noun

silverfin (plural silverfins)

  1. A small North American freshwater cyprinoid fish (Notropis whipplei, now Cyprinella whipplei).

Forms of silverfin

pluralsilverfins

Origin of silverfin

From silver + fin.

Questions about silverfin

What does silverfin mean?
Silverfin means a small North American freshwater cyprinoid fish (Notropis whipplei, now Cyprinella whipplei).
What part of speech is silverfin?
Silverfin is a noun.
What is the plural of silverfin?
The plural of silverfin is silverfins.

Words near silverfin in the dictionary

  1. silverers
  2. silverest
  3. silvereth
  4. silvereye
  5. silvereyes
  6. silverfin
  7. silverfins
  8. silverfish
  9. silverfishes
  10. silvergilt
  11. silvergrass

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