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golden shiner


golden shiner

noun

Definition of GOLDEN SHINER

: a small common cyprinid fish (Notemigonus crysoleucas) of eastern North America having silvery sides with bright golden reflections and often used as bait

First Known Use of GOLDEN SHINER

circa 1889

Rhymes with GOLDEN SHINER

Asia Minor, bottom-liner, Canis Minor, Döbereiner, forty-niner, party-liner, superliner, Ursa Minor

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