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noun

Minnow n. (Written also minow)

(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.

(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.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Minnow" Quotes from Famous Books

... squirrels each carried a fat minnow; but Nutkin, who had no nice manners, brought no present at all. He ran ...

— The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter • Beatrix Potter

... minnows as lures, the "cullough" running a good second favourite. Phantom minnows and the very large spinning Shannon flies are also useful. A bit later on the prawn takes precedence, the bigger the prawn the better. As the season advances the lure, whatever it may be—fly, minnow, prawn, or what not—should decrease in size until October, when again they should assume larger proportions, but not so big as in the spring. Towards the latter end of March, and onwards for the rest of the season, artificial flies are are almost exclusively used. Truly wonderful specimens of the ...

— The Sunny Side of Ireland - How to see it by the Great Southern and Western Railway • John O'Mahony and R. Lloyd Praeger

... will appear creation, as we float Upon the bosom of the tide in a three-by-thirteen boat— Forgotten all vexations and all vanities shall be, As we cast our cares to windward and our anchor to the lee; Anon the minnow-bucket will emit batrachian sobs, And the devil's darning-needles shall come wooing of our bobs; The sun shall kiss our noses and the breezes toss our hair (This latter metaphoric—we've no fimbriae to spare!); And I—transported by the bliss—shan't do a plaguey thing ...

— Songs and Other Verse • Eugene Field

Words linked to "Minnow" : genus Phoxinus, cyprinid, Phoxinus