- cyprinid
- noun Etymology: ultimately from Latin cyprinus carp, from Greek kyprinos Date: 1861 any of a family (Cyprinidae) of soft-finned freshwater fishes including the carps and minnows • cyprinid adjective
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Cyprinid — Taxobox name = Cyprinids fossil range = Eocene Present image width = 260px image caption = The Tench ( Tinca tinca ) is of unclear affiliations and often placed in a subfamily of its own regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata superclassis =… … Wikipedia
cyprinid — I noun soft finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales • Syn: ↑cyprinid fish • Hypernyms: ↑cypriniform fish • Hyponyms: ↑carp, ↑tench, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cyprinid fish — noun soft finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales • Syn: ↑cyprinid • Derivationally related forms: ↑cyprinid (for: ↑cyprinid) • Hypernyms: ↑cypriniform fish … Useful english dictionary
cyprinid fishes — karpžuvės statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas būrys atitikmenys: lot. Cypriniformes angl. carp like fishes; cyprinid fishes rus. карпообразные ryšiai: platesnis terminas – kaulinės žuvys siauresnis terminas – afrikinės tetros… … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
cyprinid — /si pruy nid, sip reuh /, n. 1. any fish belonging to the Cyprinidae, or minnow family. adj. 2. carplike in form or structure. [1890 95; < NL Cyprinidae name of family, equiv. to Cyprin(us) genus name ( < L < Gk kyprînos carp) + idae ID2] * * * … Universalium
cyprinid — 1. adjective Of, pertaining to or characteristic of the Cyprinidae family of fish 2. noun Any fish of this family … Wiktionary
cyprinid — [ sɪprɪnɪd] noun Zoology a fish of the carp family (Cyprinidae). Origin C19: from mod. L. Cyprinidae based on Gk kuprinos carp … English new terms dictionary
cyprinid — cyp·ri·nid … English syllables
cyprinid — cyp•ri•nid [[t]ˈsɪp rə nɪd[/t]] n. 1) ich any of the freshwater fishes of the family Cyprinidae, including carps, minnows, bream, chub, and dace 2) ich carplike in form or structure • Etymology: 1890–95; < NL Cyprinidae=Cyprīn(us) genus name… … From formal English to slang
cyprinid — /ˈsɪprənɪd/ (say sipruhnid), /səˈpraɪnɪd/ (say suh pruynid) noun 1. any fish belonging to the Cyprinidae, a large family of freshwater fishes including the carps, minnows and tenches. –adjective 2. of or relating to the Cyprinidae …
