topsmelt: Meaning and Definition of

top•smelt

Pronunciation: (top'smelt"), [key]
— pl. -smelts, -smelt.
  1. a silversides, Atherinops affinis, of waters along the Pacific coast of North America: valued as a food fish. Also called baysmelt.
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