cutlip minnow \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷-\noun (orcutlips \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\) noun plural but singular or plural in constructionuction: an olive-colored cyprinid fish (Exoglossum maxillingua) of the northeastern United States and adjoining Canada having the lower lip 3-lobed