CYPRINOID

cyprinid, cyprinoid

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

cyprinoid (comparative more cyprinoid, superlative most cyprinoid)

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

Noun

cyprinoid (plural cyprinoids)

A fish of that order.

Hyponyms

• cyprinid

Source: Wiktionary


Cyp"ri*noid (sp"r-noid), a. Etym: [Gr. -oid.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Like the carp (Cyprinus).

– n.

Definition: One of the Cyprinidae, or Carp family, as the goldfish, barbel, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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