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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of the Cyprinodontidae, a family of fishes including the killifishes or minnows.
2. 2
   any member of the family Cyprinodontidae wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

pupfish

Etymology

Ancient Greek κυπρίνος (kuprínos, “carp”) + ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”).

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