Shiner

That which shines.

A luminary.

A bright piece of money.

Any one of numerous species of small freshwater American cyprinoid fishes, belonging to Notropis, or Minnilus, and allied genera; as the redfin (Notropis megalops), and the golden shiner (Notemigonus chrysoleucus) of the Eastern United States; also loosely applied to various other silvery fishes, as the dollar fish, or horsefish, menhaden, moonfish, sailor's choice, and the sparada.

The common Lepisma, or furniture bug.

a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye

any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis

important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales