cyprinid

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

noun

any fish belonging to the Cyprinidae, or minnow family.

adjective

carplike in form or structure.

Origin of cyprinid

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

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Historical Examples of cyprinid

The northern limits of distribution in Manitoba for cyprinid fishes.
Geographic Variation in the North American Cyprinid Fish, Hybopsis gracilis
Leonard J. Olund
Variation in the number of fin rays of two cyprinid fishes correlated with natural water temperatures.
Geographic Variation in the North American Cyprinid Fish, Hybopsis gracilis
Leonard J. Olund
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
These worms are found abundantly in the gills of the cyprinid, or white fishes.
Animal Parasites and Messmates
P. J. Van Beneden
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

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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