English-Thai Dictionary
minnow
N ปลาน้ำจืดช นิดหนึ่ง pla-nam-jued-cha-nid-nuang
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
MINNOW, MINOW
n.A very small fish, a species of Cyprinus.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
MINNOW
Min "now, n. Etym: [OE. menow, cf. AS. myne; also OE. menuse, OF. menuise small fish; akin to E. minish, minute. ] [Written also minow. ]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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.
2. (Zoöl.)
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
New American Oxford Dictionary
minnow
min now |ˈminō ˈmɪnoʊ | ▶noun 1 a small freshwater Eurasian cyprinoid fish that typically forms large shoals. [Phoxinus phoxinus, family Cyprinidae. ] • any fish of the family Cyprinidae, the largest family of fishes, which includes carps, shiners, spinefins, squawfishes, chubs, daces, and stonerollers. • used in names of similar small freshwater fishes, e.g., mudminnow, topminnow. • Fishing an artificial lure imitating a minnow. 2 a person or organization of relatively small size, power, or influence. ORIGIN late Middle English: probably related to Dutch meun and German Münne, influenced by Anglo-Norman French menu ‘small, minnow. ’
Oxford Dictionary
minnow
min ¦now |ˈmɪnəʊ | ▶noun 1 a small freshwater Eurasian fish of the carp family, which typically forms large shoals. ●Phoxinus phoxinus, family Cyprinidae. • used in names of small freshwater fishes similar to the minnow, e.g. mudminnow, topminnow. • Fishing an artificial lure imitating a minnow. 2 a small or insignificant person or organization: the paper is a minnow in the national newspaper mass market. ORIGIN late Middle English: probably related to Dutch meun and German Münne, influenced by Anglo-Norman French menu ‘small, minnow ’.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
minnow
min now /mɪ́noʊ /名詞 C 〘魚 〙ヒメハヤ ; (コイ科の )小魚 .
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