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Look up: minnow

  1. Minnow
    The minnow (Leuciscus phoxinus) is a species of fish of the carp family. They rarely grow longer than 7cm and are often used as bait for catching trout.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. minnow
    [n] - very small European freshwater fish common in gravelly streams
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. minnow
    a live or artificial minnow used as a bait in fishing. Category: Botany and zoology
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  4. Minnow
    Min'now noun [ Middle English menow , confer Anglo-Saxon myne ; also Middle English menuse , Old French menuise small fish; akin to English minish , minute .] [ Written also minow .] 1. (Zoology) A small European fresh-water cyprinoid fish ( Phoxinus lævis , formerly Leuciscus phoxinus ); sometimes applied also to the y ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/70

  5. minnow
    1. <zoology> 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. ... 2. <zoology> Any of num ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  6. minnow
    noun very small European freshwater fish common in gravelly streams
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  7. Minnow
    `Minnow` may be *a type of small fish including, in decreasing order of specificity: ** any, particularly small, fish of the family Cyprinidae such as the Eurasian minnow, `Phoxinus phoxinus` ** some fish of the family Galaxiidae, in particular those of genus `Galaxias`, occurring in the Southern Hemisphere ** any small freshwater fish, especially those used as bait by anglers *for fish, in regional usage, it can refer to: ** (in parts of Brita...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnow

  8. Minnow
    • (n.) 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. • (n.) Any of numerous small Am...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  9. minnow
    in North America, any of various small fishes, especially those of the carp family, Cyprinidae. The name minnow is also applied to mud minnows ... [3 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/97

  10. minnow
    minnow, common name for the Cyprinidae, a large family of freshwater fish which includes the carp (Cyprinus carpio), and of which there are some 300 American species. The European minnow is Phoxinus phoxinus. Minnows have soft-rayed fins and teeth in the throat only. Together with the closely allied...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08333


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