genus Cyprinus

Thesaurus

Noun

1.genus Cyprinus - type genus of the family Cyprinidae: carpCyprinusfish genus - any of various genus of fishCyprinidae, family Cyprinidae - a family of fish including: carp; tench; roach; rudd; daceCyprinus carpio, domestic carp - large Old World freshwater bottom-feeding fish introduced into Europe from Asia; inhabits ponds and sluggish streams and often raised for food; introduced into United States where it has become a pest