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SILVER JENNY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does silver jenny mean?
• SILVER JENNY (noun)
The noun SILVER JENNY has 1 sense:
1. silvery mojarra found along sandy shores of the western Atlantic
Familiarity information: SILVER JENNY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Silvery mojarra found along sandy shores of the western Atlantic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Eucinostomus gula; silver jenny
Hypernyms ("silver jenny" is a kind of...):
mojarra (small silvery schooling fishes with protrusible mouths found in warm coastal waters)
Holonyms ("silver jenny" is a member of...):
Eucinostomus; genus Eucinostomus (a genus of Gerreidae)
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