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Noun: minnow  mi-now
  1. Very small European freshwater fish common in gravelly streams
    "Minnows are often used as bait for larger fish";
    - Phoxinus phoxinus

Derived forms: minnows

Type of: cyprinid, cyprinid fish

Part of: genus Phoxinus, Phoxinus

Encyclopedia: Minnow