min·now
Audio Help [min-oh] Pronunciation Key
Audio Help [min-oh] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural (especially referring to two or more kinds or species
) -nows, (especially collectively, Rare
) -now for 1, 2, 3.
) -nows, (especially collectively, Rare
) -now for 1, 2, 3. | 1. | a small, European cyprinoid fish, Phoxinus phoxinus. |
| 2. | any other fish of the family Cyprinidae, including the carps, goldfishes, and daces. |
| 3. | any of various unrelated, small fishes. |
| 4. | a person or thing that is comparatively small or insignificant. |
[Origin: 1325–75; ME minwe, OE *mynwe (fem.) for myne (masc.); c. OHG munewa kind of fish
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minnows
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Audio Help (mĭn'ō) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. minnow or min·nows
[Middle English meneu; see men-4 in Indo-European roots.] |
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