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Definition of Silver jenny
1. Noun. Silvery mojarra found along sandy shores of the western Atlantic.
Generic synonyms: Mojarra
Group relationships: Eucinostomus, Genus Eucinostomus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Silver Jenny
Literary usage of Silver jenny
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Southbooke by Sutton Selwyn Scott (1880)
"... shone like burnished silver. Jenny was standing at a table ironing a piece of
lace; and her two black eyes now and then brightly glanced from it to him, ..."
2. The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs. Delany: With by Delany (Mary) (1861)
"The Duke went, and was very fine; his coat dark mouse-coloured velvet, embroidered
with silver; Jenny ..."
3. The Bahama Islands by George Burbank Shattuck (1905)
"... GULA (Cuvier and Valenciennes) (silver jenny). This is a common species from
the coasts of Carolina to Brazil. It grows to a length of six inches and is ..."
4. American Food and Game Fishes: A Popular Account of All the Species Found in by David Starr Jordan, Barton Warren Evermann (1902)
"E. gula, known variously as silver jenny, mojarra de ley, mojarra, and petite
gueule is excessively common everywhere in shallow water and on sandy shores ..."
5. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"The commonest species is the silver jenny, or mojarra de Ley, Eucinostomus gula,
which ranges from Cape Cod to Rio Janeiro, in the surf along sandy shores. ..."
6. A Guide to the Study of Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1905)
"The commonest species is the silver jenny, or mojarra de Ley, Eucinostomus gula,
which ranges from Cape Cod to Rio Janeiro, in the surf along sandy shores. ..."
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