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Notropis atherinoides

Notropis atherinoides

9.9
A small freshwater fish with a green shiny body that lives in the Great Lakes and Mississippi Valley
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The shimmering green coloration of Notropis atherinoides makes it easy to identify among other minnows.

Examples

  • Fishermen often use Notropis atherinoides as bait in the Great Lakes region.

  • Biologists conducted a population study of Notropis atherinoides in the Mississippi River valley.

  • The Notropis atherinoides is often found in schools.

  • Have you seen a Notropis atherinoides in the wild?

  • The shimmering green coloration of Notropis atherinoides makes it easy to identify among other minnows.

  • Fishermen often use Notropis atherinoides as bait in the Great Lakes region.

  • Biologists conducted a population study of Notropis atherinoides in the Mississippi River valley.

Synonyms

shiner
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  • Specialized
3 9.1

A small silvery freshwater fish often used as bait in streams

refers to one specific species mainly in the Great Lakes and Mississippi Valley
emerald shiner
vsNotropis atherinoides
  • US
8.4

A small freshwater fish with a blunt nose and bright green colour found in North American lakes and rivers

is the scientific name for the same fish rather than the common name
Notropis
vsNotropis atherinoides
  • Specialized
9.9

Small fish that live in rivers and streams in North America often called shiners

names one species in the genus as a single fish with greenish metallic sheen

Surface Forms

Notropis atherinoides singular
Notropis atherinoides plural

Morphology

Notropis + atherinoides

This is a Latin binomial scientific name (a proper noun) rather than a compositional English phrase; knowing 'Notropis' as a small fish does not let a B1 learner infer the precise species identity or the common name 'emerald shiner', and 'atherinoides' is not a familiar English morpheme. Species names are language-specific labels and the specific referent cannot be derived from the constituents by a typical B1 learner.

Etymology

Notropis atherinoides gets its common name from the fish's bright green, shiny body; people call it the 'emerald shiner' because it looks like a small green jewel that shines in the water. That's why the name refers to a small, shiny freshwater fish.