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minnow
n. any of various small freshwater fish of the carp family, esp. Phoxinus phoxinus.
Etymology
: late ME menow,
perh
. repr. OE mynwe (
unrecorded
),
myne
:
infl
. by ME menuse, menise f. OF menuise, ult. rel. to MINUTIA
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