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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cy•pri•nid (si prī′nid, sip′rə-),USA pronunciation n. - Fishany fish belonging to the Cyprinidae, or minnow family.
adj. - Fishcarplike in form or structure.
- Greek kyprînos carp) + -idae -id2
- Latin
- Neo-Latin Cyprinidae name of family, equivalent. to Cyprīn(us) genus name (
- 1890–95
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cyprinid /sɪˈpraɪnɪd; ˈsɪprɪnɪd/ n - 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 dace
adj - of, relating to, or belonging to the Cyprinidae
- resembling a carp; cyprinoid
Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin Cyprīnidae, from Latin cyprīnus carp, from Greek kuprinos |