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minnow noun

  /ˈmɪnoʊ/ , /ˈmɪnəʊ/
  • The common minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus), a small freshwater fish of the carp family Cyprinidae which has a green back with black elongated blotches, commonly swimming in large shoals.
 vairon
  • Chiefly with a qualifying word: any of a number of other (small) fish from the family Cyprinidae; also (chiefly, US) , other small (usually freshwater) fish from other families.
 fretin

minnow verb

  /ˈmɪnoʊ/ , /ˈmɪnəʊ/
  • To fish, especially for trout, using minnows as bait.
 vaironner
common minnow
vairon
Eurasian minnow
arlequin
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