atherinopsis californiensis

1. 1.

   a relatively large silversides of the Pacific coast of North America (known to reach 18 inches in length)

   Synonymsjacksmelt

   Broadersilversides

   Part ofAtherinopsis

Questions about atherinopsis californiensis

What does atherinopsis californiensis mean?

atherinopsis californiensis means "a relatively large silversides of the Pacific coast of North America (known to reach 18 inches in length)".

What is another word for atherinopsis californiensis?

Close synonyms include jacksmelt. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is atherinopsis californiensis a common word?

atherinopsis californiensis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.