MINNOW

'Minnow' may be

★ a type of small fish. In decreasing order of specificity:

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★ the Eurasian minnow, ''Phoxinus phoxinus''

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★ any, particularly small, fish of the family Cyprinidae

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★ any, particularly small, fish of the family Centrarchidae

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★ fish of the family Galaxiidae

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★ in particular those of genus galaxiid occurring in the Southern Hemisphere

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★ any small freshwater fish, in particular one used as bait by anglers

★ for fish, in regional usage, it can refer to:

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★ the stickleback, another type of freshwater fish ''(term used in parts of Britain)''

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★ the Danionins from south east Asia

★ S. S. Minnow, the wrecked boat featured in the television series ''Gilligan's Island.''

★ metaphorically, an underdog

★ nickname in the popular press for 1930s swimmer Katherine Rawls

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See also

See also

★ Chub, European chub (Leuciscus cephalus) or several North American genera

★ Dace, another term for many small cyprinid fish