cyprinoid

[sip-ruh-noid, si-prahy-noid]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

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

noun

a cyprinoid fish.

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cyprinoid¹

1840–50; < Latin ��ī�� ( us ) (< Greek ��î�Դǲ� carp) + -oid

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cyprinoid¹

C19: from Latin ��ī��us carp

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Example Sentences

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Researches upon the cyprinoid fishes inhabitating the fresh waters of the United States of America, west of the Mississippi Valley, from specimens in the museum of the Smithsonian Institution.

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

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cyprinodont Cypriot

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