/ English Dictionary |
MINNOW
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Very small European freshwater fish common in gravelly streams
Synonyms:
minnow; Phoxinus phoxinus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("minnow" is a kind of...):
cyprinid; cyprinid fish (soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales)
Holonyms ("minnow" is a member of...):
genus Phoxinus; Phoxinus (minnows)