CYPRINID

cyprinid, cyprinoid

(adjective) of or relating to members of fish family Cyprinidae

cyprinid, cyprinid fish

(noun) soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

cyprinid (comparative more cyprinid, superlative most cyprinid)

Of, pertaining to or characteristic of the Cyprinidae family of fish that includes carps and minnows.

Noun

cyprinid (plural cyprinids)

Any fish of this family.

Source: Wiktionary



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6 January 2025

PREMATURELY

(adverb) (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; “the child was born prematurely”


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Coffee Trivia

In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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