golden shiner

noun

A fish, Notemigonus crysoleucas

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Notemigonus crysoleucas

Meanings

noungolden shiner (plural golden shiners)

plural golden shiners

  1. A fish, Notemigonus crysoleucas

Synonyms & antonyms

nounshiner of eastern North America having golden glints; sometimes also called ‘bream’

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Notemigonus crysoleucas
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APA

golden shiner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golden%20shiner

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Chicago

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