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MINNOW
minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus
(noun) very small European freshwater fish common in gravelly streams
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
minnow (plural minnows)
A small freshwater fish of the carp family, Phoxinus phoxinus.
Any small fish.
A relatively small and insignificant person or organization.
Verb
minnow (third-person singular simple present minnows, present participle minnowing, simple past and past participle minnowed)
(fishing) To fish for minnows.
(fishing) To fish (especially for trout) using a minnow as bait.
Source: Wiktionary
Min"now, n. Etym: [OE. menow, cf. AS. myne; also OE. menuse, OF. menuise small fish; akin to E. minish, minute.] [Written also minow.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small European fresh-water cyprinoid fish (Phoxinus lævis, 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.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: 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.mummichog
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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