| Subject | English | German |
| zool. | shiny black whydah | Glanzwitwe (Vidua hypocherina) |
| mining. | shiny clay | Glimmerton |
| mining. | shiny coal | Glanzkohle |
| ornit. | shiny cowbird | Glanzkuhstärling (Molothrus bonariensis) |
| ornit. | shiny cowbird | Seidenkuhstärling (Molothrus bonariensis) |
| mining. | shiny edge | Brikettglanzseite |
| mining. | shiny edge | Glanzseite |
| gen. | shiny glaze | glänzende Glasur |
| entomol. | shiny harvester ant | Knotenameise (Messor barbaras) |
| entomol. | shiny harvester ant | Gemeine Emteameise (Messor barbaras) |
| gen. | shiny leaves | glänzende Blätter |
| comp., MS | shiny media | beschreibbares Medium (A CD or DVD disc onto which files can be copied. Common writeable disc types include CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, and DVD-RW) |
| gen. | shiny moments | glänzende Augenblicke |
| nat.sc., agric. | shiny snail | Moderglanzschnecke (Zonitoides nitidus) |
| agric. | shiny weevil in colza | Rapsglanzkäfer (Meligethes aeneus) |
| ornit. | shiny whistling thrush | Glanzpfeifdrossel (Mviophoneus melanurus) |
| gen. | Shiny Whistling Thrush | Glanzpfeifdrossel |
| gen. | to be shiny | glänzen |