Definition
A family of small, silvery fish found in the oceans, named for their bright, silver-colored bodies.
Etymology
From Latin 'argentum' (silver) + '-idae' (zoological suffix for families). Named by taxonomists because of these fish's characteristic silvery appearance.
Kelly Says
Scientists named an entire fish family 'the silvers' because of how they look—showing how direct observation and natural characteristics were key to early biological classification.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አርጀንቲናይዴ
a-rjen-ti-na-y-de
ARالعربية
عائلة الأرجنتينيات
ʕa-ila-tu al-ar-jentin-iyāt
BNবাংলা
আর্জেন্টিনাইড
ar-jen-ti-na-id
CACatalà
Argentinidae
ar-gen-ti-nee-dee
CSČeština
Argentinidae
ar-gen-ti-nee-dee
DADansk
Argentinidae
ar-gen-ti-nee-dee
DEDeutsch
Argentinidae
ar-gen-ti-nee-dee
ELΕλληνικά
Argentinidae
ar-gen-ti-nee-dee
ESEspañol
argentinidas
ar-hen-tee-nee-dahs
FAفارسی
آرژانتینidae
a-rje-n-tin-i-dee
FISuomi
Argentinidae
ar-gen-ti-nee-dee
FRFrançais
Argentinidae
ar-zhen-tee-nee-day
GUGU
અર્જેન્ટિનાઈડ
ar-jen-ti-na-id
HAHA
Argentinidae
ar-jen-ti-nee-dee
HEעברית
ארגנטינאידים
ar-gen-ti-na-idim
HIहिन्दी
अर्जेंटीनाइड
ar-jen-tee-na-id
HUMagyar
Argentinidae
ar-gen-ti-nee-dee
IDBahasa Indonesia
Argentinidae
ar-jen-ti-nee-dee
IGIG
Argentinidae
ar-jen-ti-nee-dee
ITItaliano
Argentinidae
ar-gen-ti-nee-dee
JA日本語
アルゼンチン科
aruzentin-ko
KKKK
Аргентина
ar-gen-ti-na
KMKM
Argentinidae
ar-jen-ti-nee-dee
KO한국어
아르헨티나과
a-reun-ti-na-gwa
MRMR
अर्जेंटीनाइड
ar-jen-tee-na-id
MSBahasa Melayu
Argentinidae
ar-jen-ti-nee-dee
MYမြန်မာ
အာဂျန့်တီနီဒေ
a-rjen-ti-nee-de
NLNederlands
Argentinidae
ar-gen-ti-nee-dee
NONorsk
Argentinidae
ar-gen-ti-nee-dee
PAPA
ਅਰજਨਟੀਨਾਈਡ
ar-jen-ti-na-id
PLPolski
Argentinidae
ar-gen-ti-nee-dee
PTPortuguês
Argentinidae
ar-jen-ti-nee-dee
RORomână
Argentinidae
ar-gen-ti-nee-dee
RUРусский
Аргентиновые
ar-gen-ti-no-vyye
SVSvenska
Argentinidae
ar-gen-ti-nee-dee
SWKiswahili
Argentinidae
ar-jen-ti-nee-dee
TAதமிழ்
அர்ஜென்டினேய்டு
ar-jen-ti-na-y-du
TEతెలుగు
ఆర్జెంటీనైడీ
aar-jen-tee-na-i-dee
THไทย
ครอบครัว Argentinidae
khop-phao ar-jen-ti-nee-dee
TLTL
Argentinidae
ar-jen-ti-nee-dee
TRTürkçe
Argentinidae
ar-jen-ti-nee-dee
UKУкраїнська
Аргентинові
ar-gen-ti-no-vi
URاردو
ارجنٹینائیڈ
ar-jen-ti-na-aid
VITiếng Việt
Argentinidae
ar-jen-ti-nee-dee
YOYO
Argentinidae
ar-jen-ti-nee-dee
ZUZU
Argentinidae
ar-jen-ti-nee-dee