cyprinoidadj.n.
/sɪˈprʌɪnɔɪd/ Ichthyology.
A. adj.
Resembling or allied to the carp; belonging to the division Cyprinoidea of fishes, comprising the Cyprinidæ and other families.
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cyprinoid1859
1859 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. V. 287 In the cyprinoid families.
1876 P. J. Van Beneden Animal Parasites & Messmates 9 A cyprinoid fish.
B. n.
A fish belonging to the Cyprinoidea.
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the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Salmoniformes (salmon or trout) > superorder Ostariophysi or order Cypriniformes > [noun] > suborder Cyprinoidei > member of
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cyprinoid1849
1849–52 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. ii. 1146/2 The vascular tissue..on the palate of the Cyprinoids.
1878 F. J. Bell & E. R. Lankester tr. C. Gegenbaur Elements Compar. Anat. 525 In the Cyprinoids the mucous membrane..is interwoven with..muscular fibres.
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