Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A minnow of the genus Notropis, as N. whipplei, of the fresh waters of North America.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A small North American fresh-water cyprinoid fish (
Notropis Whipplei ).
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- noun zoology A small
North American freshwater cyprinoid fish (Notropis whipplei).
Etymologies
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Officials have enlisted Louisiana chef Philippe Parola, who's become a national advocate for the fish he calls silverfin.
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Officials have enlisted Louisiana chef Philippe Parola, who's become a national advocate for the fish he calls silverfin.
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Officials have enlisted Louisiana chef Philippe Parola, who's become a national advocate for the fish he calls silverfin.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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In an effort to combat the Asian carp, some chefs have suggested that we call them "silverfin" and start eating them.
American Chronicle 2010
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In an effort to combat the Asian carp, some chefs have suggested that we call them "silverfin" and start eating them.
American Chronicle 2010
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"A cross between scallops and crabmeat," declared Philippe Parola, a noted seafood chef whose new recipes include silverfin almondine.
NYT > Home Page By ERIK ECKHOLM 2010
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"A cross between scallops and crabmeat," declared Philippe Parola, a noted seafood chef whose new recipes include silverfin almondine.
NYT > Home Page By ERIK ECKHOLM 2010
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Parola, along with Chef Cullen Lord of Fleming's Restaurant and Darryl Rivere of A la Carte Food, stepped in with recipes like silverfin cakes and silverfin almondine.
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"A cross between scallops and crabmeat," declared Philippe Parola, a noted seafood chef whose new recipes include silverfin almondine.
NYT > Home Page By ERIK ECKHOLM 2010
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"A cross between scallops and crabmeat," declared Philippe Parola, a noted seafood chef whose new recipes include silverfin almondine.
NYT > Home Page By ERIK ECKHOLM 2010
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The fish have also been given the name “Silverfin” and “Kentucky tuna” for largely the same reasons the US government has now dubbed it “Copi”—to make it sound more appealing as something to catch and eat.
A Design Studio “Rebranded” Carp. But Can a Fish Be a Brand? John Kazior 2022
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