Definition of minnow Minnow
/mɪˈnow/ - [minow] - min•now
We found 12 definitions of minnow from 6 different sources.
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What does minnow mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: minnows |
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| minnow - very small European freshwater fish common in gravelly streams | ||
| Phoxinus phoxinus | ||
| cyprinid, cyprinid fish soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales | ||
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Wiktionary 
- minnow (Noun)
A small freshwater fish of the carp family. - minnow (Noun)
More generally, any small fish. - minnow (Noun)
A low-level team, in comparison to their opponents. - minnow (Verb)
To fish minnows. - minnow (Verb)
To fish especially trout using a minnow as bait.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- 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. - minnow (n.)
Any of numerous small American cyprinodont fishes of the genus Fundulus, and related genera. They live both in fresh and in salt water. Called also killifish, minny, and mummichog.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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minnow
Any fish of the family Cyprinidae. -
minnow
A fish (Phoxinus phoxinus) of the family Cyprinidae.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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minnow
A small fresh-water fish--the Leuciscus phoxinus. The term was used in contempt by Shakspeare and the elders.
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