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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In ichthyology, a genus of small cyprinoid fishes; the true minnows, of small size, tapering form, and brilliant colors, the lateral line incomplete if present, the dorsal fin behind the ventrals, and the mouth without barbels.

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  • noun minnows

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