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单词 cyprinoid
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cyprinoid

[ sip-ruh-noid, si-prahy-noid ]
/ ˈsɪp rəˌnɔɪd, sɪˈpraɪ nɔɪd /

adjective

resembling a carp; belonging to the Cyprinoidea, a group of fishes including the carps, suckers, and loaches.

noun

a cyprinoid fish.

Origin of cyprinoid

1840–50; <Latin cyprīn(us) (<Greek kyprînos carp) + -oid

Words nearby cyprinoid

cypress spurge, cypress vine, Cyprian, cyprinid, cyprinodont, cyprinoid, Cypriot, Cypriot syllabary, cypripedium, Cypris, Cypro-
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Example sentences from the Web for cyprinoid

  • The temperature of the principal spring is 75°; it contains abundance of fish—a loach and cyprinoid.

    Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith

  • Rhinichthys, rī-nik′this, n. a North American genus of cyprinoid fishes.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for cyprinoid

cyprinoid
/ (ˈsɪprɪˌnɔɪd, sɪˈpraɪnɔɪd) /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Cyprinoidea, a large suborder of teleost fishes including the cyprinids, characins, electric eels, and loaches
of, relating to, or resembling the carp

noun

any fish belonging to the Cyprinoidea

Word Origin for cyprinoid

C19: from Latin cyprīnus carp
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