cyprinodontn.adj.
/sɪˈprʌɪnəʊdɒnt/ Ichthyology.
A. n.
A malacopterygious fish of the family Cyprinodontidæ, of which the typical genus is Cyprinodon; they differ from the cyprinids in having the jaws more projecting and toothed.
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mummichog1787
killifish1836
cyprinodont1857
blind-fish1880
1857 L. J. R. Agassiz Contrib. Nat. Hist. U.S.A. I. 48 Among fishes..the Cyprinodonts, the Chætodonts.
1887 C. C. Abbott Waste-land Wanderings vi. 166 The many-barred cyprinodont that throngs every stream from Maine to Florida.
B. adj.
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Of or belonging to this family.
Derivatives
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cyprinoˈdontid adj.
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cyprinoˈdontoid adj. of or allied to the Cyprinodonts.
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