| English Dictionary |
PHOXINUS
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does Phoxinus mean?
• PHOXINUS (noun)
The noun PHOXINUS has 1 sense:
1. minnows
Familiarity information: PHOXINUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Minnows
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Phoxinus; Phoxinus
Hypernyms ("Phoxinus" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Phoxinus"):
minnow; Phoxinus phoxinus (very small European freshwater fish common in gravelly streams)
Holonyms ("Phoxinus" is a member of...):
Cyprinidae; family Cyprinidae (a family of fish including: carp; tench; roach; rudd; dace)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"All's fair in love and war." (English proverb)
"The coward shoots with shut eyes." (Native American proverb, tribe unknown)
"If a wind blows, ride it!" (Arabic proverb)
"Knowledge is in the head, not the copybook." (Egyptian proverb)
"The coward shoots with shut eyes." (Native American proverb, tribe unknown)
"If a wind blows, ride it!" (Arabic proverb)
"Knowledge is in the head, not the copybook." (Egyptian proverb)