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Definition of Common shiner
1. Noun. The common North American shiner.
Generic synonyms: Shiner
Group relationships: Genus Notropis, Notropis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Common Shiner
Literary usage of Common shiner
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1892)
"Common. 36. \Notropis- megalops (Rafinesque). common shiner. An abundant and
variable minnow. 37. ..."
2. A Naturalist in the Great Lakes Region by Elliot Rowland Downing (1922)
"433), common shiner, FIG. 434.—Top minnow, Fundulus dispar, male and female.
river chub, common top minnow, Fundulus dispar (Fig. ..."
3. The Freshwater Aquarium and Its Inhabitants: Guide for the Amateur Aquarist by Otto Eggeling, Frederick Ehrenberg (1912)
"The common shiner (Notropis cornutus) is a lively fish of attractive shape and
of quick, FIG. 62. Common Shriner, Notropis cornutus. graceful movements. ..."
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