Hypertext Webster Gateway: "shiner"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lepisma \Le*pis"ma\ (l[-e]*p[i^]z"m[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
le`pisma peel, fr. lepi`s -i`dos, a scale.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of wingless thysanurous insects having an elongated
flattened body, covered with shining scales and terminated by
seven unequal bristles. A common species ({Lepisma
saccharina}) is found in houses, and often injures books and
furniture. Called also {shiner}, {silver witch}, {silver
moth}, and {furniture bug}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Shiner \Shin"er\, n.
That which shines. Specifically:
(a) A luminary.
(b) A bright piece of money. [Slang]
Has she the shiners, d' ye think? --Foote.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sparada \Spar"a*da\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A small California surf fish ({Micrometrus aggregatus}); --
called also {shiner}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Redfin \Red"fin`\ (-f?n`), n. (Zo["o]l.)
A small North American dace ({Minnilus cornutus}, or
{Notropis megalops}). The male, in the breeding season, has
bright red fins. Called also {red dace}, and {shiner}.
Applied also to {Notropis ardens}, of the Mississippi valley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fallfish \Fall"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A fresh-water fish of the United States ({Semotilus
bullaris}); -- called also {silver chub}, and {Shiner}. The
name is also applied to other allied species.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
shiner
n 1: a bruise caused by a blow to the eye [syn: {black eye}]
2: something that shines (with emitted or reflected light)
3: important food fish of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean;
its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any
scales [syn: {common mackerel}, {Scomber scombrus}]
4: any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes
especially of the genus Notropis
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