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common minnow

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A species of minnow widespread in the fresh waters of northern Eurasia, Phoxinus phoxinus.

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  • Dutch: elrits — a widespread species of minnow
  • Finnish: mutu — a widespread species of minnow
  • French: vairon — a widespread species of minnow
  • German: Elritze — a widespread species of minnow
  • Korean: 연준모치 (yeonjunmochi) — a widespread species of minnow
  • Norwegian: ørekyte — a widespread species of minnow
  • Polish: strzebla — a widespread species of minnow
  • Romanian: boiștean — a widespread species of minnow
  • Russian: гольян (golʹjan) — a widespread species of minnow
  • Turkish: golyan balığı — a widespread species of minnow