silverfin

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounsilverfin (plural silverfins)

plural silverfins

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

Origin

From silver + fin.

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APA

silverfin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silverfin

MLA

“silverfin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silverfin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “silverfin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silverfin.

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