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cyprinid
[ si-prahy-nid, sip-ruh- ]
noun
- any fish belonging to the Cyprinidae, or minnow family.
adjective
- carplike in form or structure.
cyprinid
/ ˈsɪprɪnɪd; sɪˈpraɪnɪd /
noun
- any teleost fish of the mainly freshwater family Cyprinidae, typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales and including such food and game fishes as the carp, tench, roach, rudd, and dace
adjective
- of, relating to, or belonging to the Cyprinidae
- resembling a carp; cyprinoid
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cyprinid1
C19: from New Latin Cyprīnidae, from Latin cyprīnus carp, from Greek kuprinos
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Example Sentences
They are closely allied to the Cyprinid, but the shell is round rather than oval, and is obliquely grooved inside.
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Pharyngeal tooth replacement in Semotilus atromaculatus and Clinostomus elongatus, two species of cyprinid fishes.
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Identification of cyprinid fish reported from Kansas as Squalius elongatus.
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Mass hybridization between two genera of cyprinid fishes in the Mohave Desert, California.
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It is to the interesting family of Cyprinid we are to look for our chief supplies.
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