Atherina

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀθερίνη (atherínē, “smelt, silverside fish”), from ἀθήρ (athḗr, “awn, barb, spine or prickle of a fish”).

Proper noun

Atherina

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Atherinidae – certain silversides.
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