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minnow definition

min·now (min′ō)

noun pl. minnows -·nows or minnow -·now

  1. any of various, usually small, freshwater cyprinoid fishes used commonly as bait
  2. any very small fish

Etymology: ME menow < or akin to OE myne, akin to OHG muniwa, prob. < IE base *meni-, a kind of fish > Gr mainē, Russ men', eelpout

Also Informal, Dialectalminny min′ny (-ē)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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