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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Shiner \Shin"er\, n. That which shines. Specifically: (a) A luminary. (b) A bright piece of money. [Slang] [1913 Webster] Has she the shiners, d' ye think? --Foote. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] (c) (Zool.) 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. (d) (Zool.) The common Lepisma, or furniture bug. [1913 Webster] Blunt-nosed shiner (Zool.), the silver moonfish. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Moonfish \Moon"fish`\, n. (Zool.) (a) An American marine fish (Vomer setipennis); -- called also bluntnosed shiner, horsefish, and sunfish. (b) A broad, thin, silvery marine fish (Selene vomer); -- called also lookdown, and silver moonfish. (c) The mola. See Sunfish, 1. [1913 Webster]