n. [ Cf. F. argentin, fr. L. argentum silver. ] 1. (Min.) A siliceous variety of calcite, or carbonate of lime, having a silvery-white, pearly luster, and a waving or curved lamellar structure. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. White metal coated with silver. Simmonds. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. (Zool.) A fish of Europe (Maurolicus Pennantii) with silvery scales. The name is also applied to various fishes of the genus Argentina. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. A citizen of the Argentine Republic; an Argentinian. [ 1913 Webster ]
5. Argentina; in this sense, usually preceded by the. [ PJC ]
n. 1.1 a family of small marine soft-finned fishes with long silvery bodies; related to salmons and trouts. Syn. -- family Argentinidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
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