What does Minnow mean?
Definitions for Minnow
ˈmɪn oʊmin·now
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Princeton's WordNet
minnow, Phoxinus phoxinusnoun
very small European freshwater fish common in gravelly streams
Wiktionary
minnownoun
A small freshwater fish of the carp family.
minnownoun
More generally, any small fish.
minnownoun
A low-level team, in comparison to their opponents.
minnowverb
to fish minnows
minnowverb
to fish (especially trout) using a minnow as bait
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Minnownoun
A very small fish; a pink: a corruption of minim, which see.
Etymology: menue, French.
Hear you this triton of the minnows? William Shakespeare.
The minnow, when he is in perfect season, and not sick, which is only presently after spawning, hath a kind of dappled or waved colour, like a panther, on his sides, inclining to a greenish and sky-colour, his belly being milk-white, and his back almost black or blackish: he is a sharp biter at a small worm in hot weather, and in the Spring they make excellent minnow tansies; for being washed well in salt, and their heads and tails cut off, and their guts taken out, being fried with yolks of eggs, primroses and tansy. Izaak Walton, Angler.
The nimble turning of the minnow is the perfection of minnow fishing. Izaak Walton, Angler.
Wikipedia
Minnow
Minnow is the common name for a number of species of small freshwater fish, belonging to several genera of the families Cyprinidae and Leuciscidae. They are also known in Ireland as pinkeens.Smaller fish in the subfamily Leusciscidae are considered by anglers to be "true" minnows.
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minnow
A minnow is a small, freshwater fish that belongs to the Cyprinidae family. They are typically found in streams, rivers, and lakes, and are often used as bait in recreational fishing. Minnows are also popular in the pet trade. The term "minnow" is also used more broadly to refer to any small fish.
Webster Dictionary
Minnownoun
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
Minnownoun
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
Etymology: [OE. menow, cf. AS. myne; also OE. menuse, OF. menuise small fish; akin to E. minish, minute.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Minnow
min′ō, n. a very small fresh-water fish of the same genus as the roach, chub, &c.: the young of larger fish. [A.S. myne, prob. min, less.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
minnow
A small fresh-water fish--the Leuciscus phoxinus. The term was used in contempt by Shakspeare and the elders.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Minnow in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Minnow in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of Minnow in a Sentence
1.this has been going on since moby dick was a minnow 2.Don't stand between a dog and a fire hydrant
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