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Cyprinodont

Cy-prin′o-dont

(s?-pr?n′?-d?nt)
,
Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] kind of carp + [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK], [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK], a tooth.]
(Zool.)
One of the
Cyprinodontidae
, a family of fishes including the killifishes or minnows. See
Minnow
.