Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Atherine \Ath"er*ine\, n. [NL. atherina, fr. Gr. ? a kind of
   smelt.] (Zo["o]l.)
   A small marine fish of the family {Atherinid[ae]}, having a
   silvery stripe along the sides. The European species
   ({Atherina presbyter}) is used as food. The American species
   ({Menidia notata}) is called {silversides} and {sand smelt}.
   See {Silversides}.