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Minnow
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What's The Definition Of Minnow?
[n] very small European freshwater fish common in gravelly streams
Synonyms | Synonyms for Minnow: Phoxinus phoxinus Related Terms | Find terms related to Minnow: See Also | cyprinid | cyprinid fish | genus Phoxinus | Phoxinus Minnow In Webster's Dictionary \Min"now\, n. [OE. menow, cf. AS. myne; also OE. menuse,
OF. menuise small fish; akin to E. minish, minute.] [Written
also {minow}.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A small European fresh-water cyprinoid fish
({Phoxinus l[ae]vis}, 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. (Zo["o]l.) 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}.
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