This section is from the book "The Home Cyclopedia Of General Information", by Charles Morris. Also available from Amazon: Home Cyclopedia of Necessary Knowledge.
[Fr. menu,small.] The name applied to several species of very small fishes found in fresh-water ponds and rivers. Minnows average from 2 to 3 inches in length, and feed on aquatic plants, worms, insects, and small snails. They are generally caught by a small hand-net, and used as bait to catch other fish.
 
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