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silvery

[sil-vuh-ree] / ˈsɪl və ri /
ADJECTIVE
argent
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Home in the wild for the small Silvery Gibbon is the rainforests of Java in Indonesia.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

“The Silvery Blue will act as an ecological ‘stand-in’ for the Xerces Blue, performing the same ecosystem functions as both a pollinator and a critical member of the food web.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 15, 2024

Silvery schools of baitfish dart and shimmer around the structures, chased by sleek, fast-moving predators.

From Salon • Dec. 30, 2023

Ada Jones’ 1912 contralto version of “By The Light of Silvery Moon” for an Edison wax cylinder, chills you to the bone when it’s discovered.

From Washington Post • May 10, 2017

But I let him pout in front of the television and watch a rerun of Doris Day’s called the Light of the Silvery Moon.

From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel




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