Cyprinid

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
Any fish of this family.
"Romanichthys, commonly known as the Romanian darter, is a very primitive cyprinid which has two dorsal fins and a covering of rough scales."
2
soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales wordnet

Adjective

1
Of, pertaining to or characteristic of the Cyprinidae family of fish that includes carps and minnows. not-comparable

Adjective

1
of or relating to members of fish family Cyprinidae wordnet

Synonyms

cyprinid fish cyprinoid

Example

"Romanichthys, commonly known as the Romanian darter, is a very primitive cyprinid which has two dorsal fins and a covering of rough scales."

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