Minnow
Pronunciation : Min"now
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. menow, cf. AS. myne; also OE. menuse, OF. menuise small fish; akin to E. minish, minute.] [Written also minow.]
Definition : 1. (Zo?l.)
Defn: A small European fresh-water cyprinoid fish (Phoxinus l?vis, 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.
2. (Zo?l.)
Defn: 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.mummichog
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913