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A Dictionary of Zoology | 1999 | | Â© A Dictionary of Zoology 1999, originally published by Oxford University Press 1999. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

minnow See CYPRINIDAE.

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	Minnows give cause for carping Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 10/24/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...in that the plural is singular, so minnows should be minnow, but that doesn't sound right. Minnows are the things that little boys catch...There's a ready market in antique minnows. Being a minnow, I realised, wouldn't be half bad...
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