What anglers call fish that are small, about 1 to 5 inches in length Minnows are often called baitfish
Any of numerous small American cyprinodont fishes of the genus Fundulus, and related genera
A small European fresh-water cyprinoid fish (Phoxinus lævis, 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
{i} small freshwater fish from the Cyprinidae family; someone or something that is considered insignificant
(1) A small fish used by fishermen to catch other fish (2) Another name for some Killifish
A minnow is a very small fish that lives in lakes and rivers. Small fishes, especially of the carp family (Cyprinidae), as well as some rockfish (family Umbridae) and killifishes (family Cyprinodontidae). The numerous species of North American cyprinid minnows are freshwater fishes, 2.4-12 in. (6-30 cm) long. Many are valuable as food for fishes, birds, and other animals and as live bait. The bluntnose (Pimephales notatus) and fathead (P. promelas) minnows, the common shiner, and the American roach are good bait species. The term also refers to the young of many large fish species. The minnow of Europe and northern Asia (Phoxinus phoxinus) is about 3 in. (7.5 cm) long and varies from golden to green
members of the families of fish classified Cyprinidae (carp, chub, dace, goldfish, minnow, shiner, stoneroller and tench) Cyprinodntidae (killifish, topminnow) and Clupeidae (gizzard shad)
(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) The fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas), is a species of temperate freshwater fish belonging to the Pimephales genus of the cyprinid family. The natural geographic range extends throughout much of North America, from central Canada south along the Rockies to Texas, and east to Virginia and the Northeastern United States. This minnow has also been introduced to many other areas via bait bucket releases. Its golden, or xanthic strain, known as the rosy-red minnow, is a very common feeder fish sold in the United States. This fish is best known for producing Schreckstoff
Any of various very small fishes of the family Umbridae, especially of the genus Umbra, living in the muddy areas of North American lakes and ponds and often used as bait
minnow
الواصلة
min·now
التركية النطق
mînō
النطق
/ˈmənō/ /ˈmɪnoʊ/
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() Probably from Old English *mynwe (though unattested), cognate with Old High German munewa (German Münne). The word has been influenced in English by Old French menu (“small”).