[ˈmɪnəʊ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a small freshwater Eurasian fish of the carp family, which typically forms large shoals

- a small or insignificant person or organization
(e.g: the paper is a minnow in the national newspaper mass market)


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Origin:
late Middle English: probably related to Dutch meun and German Münne, influenced by Anglo-Norman French menu ‘small, minnow’