n. 出色的人, 发亮物, 发光体, (英)(非正式)钱币, (英)(非正式)金钱

Shiner \Shin"er\, n.
That which shines. Specifically:
(a) A luminary.
(b) A bright piece of money. [Slang]

Has she the shiners, d' ye think? --Foote.
(c) (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small
freshwater American cyprinoid fishes, belonging to
{Notropis}, or {Minnilus}, and allied genera; as the
redfin ({Notropis megalops}), and the golden shiner
({Notemigonus chrysoleucus}) of the Eastern United
States; also loosely applied to various other silvery
fishes, as the dollar fish, or horsefish, menhaden,
moonfish, sailor's choice, and the sparada.
(d) (Zo["o]l.) The common Lepisma, or furniture bug.

{Blunt-nosed shiner} (Zo["o]l.), the silver moonfish.


Fallfish \Fall"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A fresh-water fish of the United States ({Semotilus
bullaris}); -- called also {silver chub}, and {Shiner}. The
name is also applied to other allied species.

Sparada \Spar"a*da\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A small California surf fish ({Micrometrus aggregatus}); --
called also {shiner}.


Lepisma \Le*pis"ma\ (l[-e]*p[i^]z"m[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
le`pisma peel, fr. lepi`s -i`dos, a scale.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of wingless thysanurous insects having an elongated
flattened body, covered with shining scales and terminated by
seven unequal bristles. A common species ({Lepisma
saccharina}) is found in houses, and often injures books and
furniture; it feeds on starch and eats sized paper and
starched clothes. Called also {shiner}, {silverfish}, {silver
witch}, {silver moth}, and {furniture bug}.
[1913 Webster +PJC]


Redfin \Red"fin`\ (-f?n`), n. (Zo["o]l.)
A small North American dace ({Minnilus cornutus}, or
{Notropis megalops}). The male, in the breeding season, has
bright red fins. Called also {red dace}, and {shiner}.
Applied also to {Notropis ardens}, of the Mississippi valley.