silverfin

English

Etymology

From silver +‎ fin.

Noun

silverfin (plural silverfins)

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

References

• “silverfin”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.