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Webster 1913 Edition
Minnow
Min′now
,Noun.
[OE.
menow
, cf. AS. myne
; also OE. menuse
, OF. menuise
small fish; akin to E. minish
, minute
.] [Written also
minow
.] 1.
(Zool.)
A small European fresh-water cyprinoid fish (
Phoxinus laevis
, formerly Leuciscus phoxinus
); sometimes applied also to the young of larger kinds; – called also minim
and minny
. The name is also applied to several allied American species, of the genera Phoxinus
, Notropis
, or Minnilus
, and Rhinichthys
. 2.
(Zool.)
Any of numerous small American cyprinodont fishes of the genus
Fundulus
, and related genera. They live both in fresh and in salt water. Called also killifish
, minny
, and mummichog
. Webster 1828 Edition
Minnow
MIN'NOW
Definition 2024
minnow
minnow
English
Alternative forms
Noun
minnow (plural minnows)
- A small freshwater fish of the carp family.
- More generally, any small fish.
- (soccer) A low-level team, in comparison to their opponents.
- 2011 January 29, Chris Bevan, “Torquay 0 - 1 Crawley Town”, in BBC:
- Having spent more than £500,000 on players last summer, Crawley can hardly be classed as minnows but they have still punched way above their weight and this kind of performance means no-one will relish pulling them out of the hat in Sunday's draw.
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Translations
a small freshwater fish
any small fish
See also
Verb
minnow (third-person singular simple present minnows, present participle minnowing, simple past and past participle minnowed)