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cyprinid
cyp·ri·nid C0841300 (sĭp′rə-nĭd)n. Any of numerous often small freshwater fishes of the family Cyprinidae, which includes the minnows, carps, and shiners.
[From New Latin Cyprīnidae, family name, from Cyprīnus, type genus, from Latin cyprīnus, carp, from Greek kuprīnos, perhaps from kupros, henna (from the fish's color ), probably from a Semitic source akin to Hebrew kōper, henna; see kpr in Semitic roots.]
cyp′ri·nid adj.cyprinid (sɪˈpraɪnɪd; ˈsɪprɪnɪd) n (Animals) any teleost fish of the mainly freshwater family Cyprinidae, typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales and including such food and game fishes as the carp, tench, roach, rudd, and daceadj1. (Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Cyprinidae2. (Zoology) resembling a carp; cyprinoid[C19: from New Latin Cyprīnidae, from Latin cyprīnus carp, from Greek kuprinos]cyp•ri•nid (ˈsɪp rə nɪd)
n. 1. any of the freshwater fishes of the family Cyprinidae, including carps, minnows, bream, chub, and dace. adj. 2. carplike in form or structure. [1890–95; < New Latin Cyprinidae=Cyprīn(us) genus name (Latin: carp < Greek kyprînos) + -idae -id2] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | cyprinid - soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scalescyprinid fishcypriniform fish - a soft-finned fish of the order CypriniformesCyprinidae, family Cyprinidae - a family of fish including: carp; tench; roach; rudd; dacecarp - any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidaetench, Tinca tinca - freshwater dace-like game fish of Europe and western Asia noted for ability to survive outside waterdace, Leuciscus leuciscus - small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green bodychub, Leuciscus cephalus - European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped bodyshiner - any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus NotropisRutilus rutilus, roach - European freshwater food fish having a greenish backrudd, Scardinius erythrophthalmus - European freshwater fish resembling the roachminnow, Phoxinus phoxinus - very small European freshwater fish common in gravelly streamsGobio gobio, gudgeon - small slender European freshwater fish often used as bait by anglersCarassius auratus, goldfish - small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishesCarassius carassius, Carassius vulgaris, crucian carp - European carp closely resembling wild goldfish | | Adj. | 1. | cyprinid - of or relating to members of fish family Cyprinidaecyprinoid |
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Synonyms for cyprinidnoun soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scalesSynonymsRelated Words- cypriniform fish
- Cyprinidae
- family Cyprinidae
- carp
- tench
- Tinca tinca
- dace
- Leuciscus leuciscus
- chub
- Leuciscus cephalus
- shiner
- Rutilus rutilus
- roach
- rudd
- Scardinius erythrophthalmus
- minnow
- Phoxinus phoxinus
- Gobio gobio
- gudgeon
- Carassius auratus
- goldfish
- Carassius carassius
- Carassius vulgaris
- crucian carp
adj of or relating to members of fish family CyprinidaeSynonyms |