CYPRINODONT

cyprinodont

(noun) any member of the family Cyprinodontidae

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cyprinodont (plural cyprinodonts)

(zoology) Any of the Cyprinodontidae, a family of fishes including the killifishes or minnows.

Source: Wiktionary


Cy*prin"o*dont (s-prn"-dnt), n. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of the Cyprinodontidae, a family of fishes including the killifishes or minnows. See Minnow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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