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minnow

1. a small slender European freshwater cyprinid fish, Phoxinus phoxinus
2. any other small cyprinid
3. Angling a spinning lure imitating a minnow
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minnow

[′min·ō]
(vertebrate zoology)
The common name for any fresh-water fish composing the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.
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Smallmouths often hit when it's rising back toward the surface like a real minnow, nose first.
Bluntnose Minnow were collected from reaches along the West Fork White River (n = 20) as well as Prairie Creek Reservoir (n = 11) in Delaware County, Indiana.
Minnow finds support in the company of his roguish grandfather, his loyal pal Mark, and beautiful Opal Parsons, who has her own worries as the first African American student in their school.
"We are bringing two new innovative cat treats to pet stores nationwide this year: PureBites Wild Tuna and PureBites Wild Minnow. We don't add any preservatives like glycerin or salt, only the natural ingredients that are on the ingredient label," Bourne continued.
If you find them suspended then set up downwind with your spider rig rods all rigged with minnows and push into the school.
And perhaps that's most readily apparent in the plight of the Rio Grande silvery minnow, an endangered species that hangs on in a mere vestige of its once-expansive range.
MOEEN ALI rescued England's blushes against World Cup minnows Afghanistan to keep their T20 ship on course in India.
We noticed that cannibalistic morph individuals in lakes with high minnow abundances (Lake 21 and Lake 140) had smaller vomerine teeth than similar morphs in the other two lakes (Ashley Lake and CLSA Wetland P6).
Critique: Exceptionally well written, "Minnow" by James E.
Oakes creates a startlingly powerful voice in Minnow. With each glimpse into Minnows past, the reader experiences a childhood where freethinking brings devastation on anyone who dares deviate from the cult's philosophies.
Among his adventuresome friends, Minnow is perhaps the only boy who does not need to ask "Is it true?" of magical tales.
Other species that consume the minnows, such as trout, subsequently showed significant decreases in their population.
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