Dictionary.com Thesaurus.com

mudminnow

American

[muhd-min-oh] / ˈmʌdˌmɪn oʊ /

noun

any of several small, carnivorous fishes of the genera Umbra and Novumbra, found in muddy streams and pools.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

Etymology

Origin of mudminnow

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; mud + minnow

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Only the small mudminnow, which dines on mosquito larvae, sustained itself naturally, says Riemenschneider, who was working as a biology professor at Indiana University South Bend.

From Washington Times • Sep. 17, 2016

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.