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Cyprinoid

Cyp′ri-noid

(s?p′r?-noid)
,
Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] a kind of carp +
-oid
.]
(Zool.)
Like the carp (
Cyprinus
).
Noun.
One of the
Cyprinidae
, or Carp family, as the goldfish, barbel, etc.

Definition 2024


cyprinoid

cyprinoid

English

Adjective

cyprinoid (comparative more cyprinoid, superlative most cyprinoid)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling fish of the order Cypriniformes - carps, minnows and loaches.

Noun

cyprinoid (plural cyprinoids)

  1. A fish of that order.

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