cyprinid

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

/ sɪˈpraɪ nɪd, ˈsɪp rə- /

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noun

any fish belonging to the Cyprinidae, or minnow family.

adjective

carplike in form or structure.

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Origin of cyprinid

1890–95; <New Latin Cyprinidae name of family, equivalent to Cyprīn(us) genus name (<Latin <Greek kyprînos carp) + -idae-id²

Words nearby cyprinid

cypress knee, cypress pine, cypress spurge, cypress vine, Cyprian, cyprinid, cyprinodont, cyprinoid, Cypriot, Cypriot syllabary, cypripedium

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How to use cyprinid in a sentence

They are closely allied to the Cyprinid, but the shell is round rather than oval, and is obliquely grooved inside.
The Sea Shore|William S. Furneaux
Pharyngeal tooth replacement in Semotilus atromaculatus and Clinostomus elongatus, two species of cyprinid fishes.
Five Natural Hybrid Combinations in Minnows (Cyprinidae)|Frank B. Cross
Identification of cyprinid fish reported from Kansas as Squalius elongatus.
Five Natural Hybrid Combinations in Minnows (Cyprinidae)|Frank B. Cross
Mass hybridization between two genera of cyprinid fishes in the Mohave Desert, California.
Five Natural Hybrid Combinations in Minnows (Cyprinidae)|Frank B. Cross

It is to the interesting family of Cyprinid we are to look for our chief supplies.
The Book of the Aquarium and Water Cabinet|Shirley Hibberd

British Dictionary definitions for cyprinid

cyprinid

/ (sɪˈpraɪnɪd, ˈsɪprɪnɪd) /

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

Word Origin for cyprinid

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

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