minnows
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oʊ noun, plural ( especially referring to two or more kinds or species ) min·nows ( especially collectively, Rare ) min·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; Middle English minwe, Old English *mynwe (feminine) for myne (masculine); cognate with Old High German munewa kind of fish
1325–75; Middle English minwe, Old English *mynwe (feminine) for myne (masculine); cognate with Old High German munewa kind of fish
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| —n , pl -nows, -now | |
| 1. | a small slender European freshwater cyprinid fish, Phoxinus phoxinus |
| 2. | any other small cyprinid |
| 3. | angling a spinning lure imitating a minnow |
| 4. | a small or insignificant person |
| [C15: related to Old English myne minnow; compare Old High German muniwa fish] | |
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Word Origin & History
minnow
c.1420, probably related to O.E. myne, earlier *mynwe, a name for some kind of fish, from P.Gmc. *muniwon (cf. M.L.G. möne, Du. meun, O.H.G. mun(i)wa, Ger. Münne), of unknown origin. Perhaps infl. in M.E. by Fr. menu "small."
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Example sentences
The lake trout's flesh is pink or white depending upon his chosen diet-shellfish or minnows.
The preferred bait has been lake shiners, but fathead minnows are also taking fish.
Conversely, the minnows often move in late to pick over remnants left by bigger fish.
He gently dipped the minnows into a net enclosure, where they spent a day acclimating to the river before their final release.
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