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–noun, plural (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -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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min·now    Audio Help   (mĭn'ō)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. minnow or min·nows
  1. Any of a large group of small freshwater fishes of the family Cyprinidae, widely used as live bait.
  2. Any of various other small, often silver-colored fishes.


[Middle English meneu; see men-4 in Indo-European roots.]

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