shiner

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But planners learned this month that the pond falls within the endangered species program's zone of concern for the bridle shiner, meaning the area where state environmental officers believe the species inhabits.

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  1. noun One that shines, as a star, jewel, or coin.
  2. noun Slang A black eye: got a real shiner from stumbling into the door.
  3. noun Any of numerous small, often silvery North American freshwater fishes of the family Cyprinidae, especially one of the genus Notropis.
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  • It was then he decided on revenge against the shoe shiner, Simon Stevens and Breckens Doc paused, as in deep thought, then his explanations took another trend John Scroggins, for all his surface crudeness, was a remarkable chemist. —  038 - The Men Who Smiled No More
  • But planners learned this month that the pond falls within the endangered species program's zone of concern for the bridle shiner, meaning the area where state environmental officers believe the species inhabits. —  Ottaway Online Editors
  • As a species of special concern, the bridle shiner is defined as having —  Ottaway Online Editors
  • We don't know how daddy took all of this, but when Bill came to take mother sailing, everyone noticed that Bill was wearing a "shiner."
  • Pros: It leaves my hair smoother, softer, shiner, and has an AWESOME smell. —  Epinions Recent Content for Home
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