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cyprinoid
[ sip-ruh-noid, si-prahy-noid ]
adjective
- resembling a carp; belonging to the Cyprinoidea, a group of fishes including the carps, suckers, and loaches.
noun
- a cyprinoid fish.
cyprinoid
/ ˈsɪprɪˌnɔɪd; sɪˈpraɪnɔɪd /
adjective
- of, relating to, or belonging to the Cyprinoidea, a large suborder of teleost fishes including the cyprinids, characins, electric eels, and loaches
- of, relating to, or resembling the carp
noun
- any fish belonging to the Cyprinoidea
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cyprinoid1
1840–50; < Latin cyprīn ( us ) (< Greek kyprînos carp) + -oid
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cyprinoid1
C19: from Latin cyprīnus carp
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Example Sentences
Rhinichthys, rī-nik′this, n. a North American genus of cyprinoid fishes.
From Project Gutenberg
The temperature of the principal spring is 75°; it contains abundance of fish—a loach and cyprinoid.
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