MINNOW


Meaning of MINNOW in English

n. any of various small freshwater fish of the carp family, esp. Phoxinus phoxinus.

[ late ME menow, perh. repr. OE mynwe (unrecorded), myne: infl. by ME menuse, menise f. OF menuise, ult. rel. to MINUTIA ]

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