minnow

noun/ˈmɪnoʊ/

Frequency rank: #18,403 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a very small freshwater fish.

Illustration for the English word “minnow”

Example sentence

The child caught a tiny minnow in the shallow stream and carefully put it back in the water.

Synonyms & related words

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