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
Words nearby cyprinoid
cypress spurge,
cypress vine,
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cyprinodont,
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cypriot,
cypriot syllabary,
cypripedium,
cypris,
cypro-
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 GriffithRhinichthys, rī-nik′this, n. a North American genus of cyprinoid fishes.
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