cyprinodont

American  

[si-prin-uh-dont, si-prahy-nuh-] / sɪˈprɪn əˌdɒnt, sɪˈpraɪ nə- /

noun

1. any small, soft-rayed fish of the order Cyprinodontes, of warm, fresh or brackish waters in North America, including the killifishes, topminnows, and guppies.

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or resembling the cyprinodonts.

cyprinodont British  

/ sɪˈpraɪ-, sɪˈprɪnəˌdɒnt /

noun

1. any small tropical or subtropical soft-finned fish of the mostly marine family Cyprinodontidae, resembling carp but having toothed jaws. The group includes the guppy, killifish, swordtail, and topminnow

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Cyprinodontidae

Etymology

Origin of cyprinodont

1855–60; < Latin cyprīn ( us ) (< Greek kyprînos carp) + -odont