MINNOW


Meaning of MINNOW in English

min ‧ now /ˈmɪnəʊ $ -noʊ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: Probably from an unrecorded Old English mynwe ]

1 . a very small fish that lives in rivers and lakes

2 . an organization or company that is small and unimportant:

one of the minnows of the computer industry

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.