cyprinid

[ si-prahy-nid, sip-ruh- ]

noun

1. any fish belonging to the Cyprinidae, or minnow family.

adjective

1. carplike in form or structure.

cyprinid

/ ˈsɪprɪnɪd; sɪˈpraɪnɪd /

noun

1. 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

1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Cyprinidae
2. resembling a carp; cyprinoid

Word History and Origins

Origin of cyprinid¹

1890–95; < New Latin Cyprinidae name of family, equivalent to Cyprīn ( us ) genus name (< Latin < Greek kyprînos carp) + -idae -id ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of cyprinid¹

C19: from New Latin Cyprīnidae, from Latin cyprīnus carp, from Greek kuprinos

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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