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Definition of Cypriniformes
1. Noun. An order of animals including almost entirely freshwater fishes: characins; loaches; carp; suckers; sometimes classified as a suborder of Ostariophysi.
Exact synonyms: Order Cypriniformes
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Malacopterygii, Superorder Malacopterygii
Member holonyms: Cypriniform Fish, Cobitidae, Family Cobitidae, Cyprinidae, Family Cyprinidae, Electrophoridae, Family Electrophoridae, Catostomidae, Family Catostomidae, Cyprinodontidae, Family Cyprinodontidae, Family Poeciliidae, Poeciliidae, Characidae, Family Characidae
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Malacopterygii, Superorder Malacopterygii
Member holonyms: Cypriniform Fish, Cobitidae, Family Cobitidae, Cyprinidae, Family Cyprinidae, Electrophoridae, Family Electrophoridae, Catostomidae, Family Catostomidae, Cyprinodontidae, Family Cyprinodontidae, Family Poeciliidae, Poeciliidae, Characidae, Family Characidae
Medical Definition of Cypriniformes
1. An order of fish with 26 families and over 3,000 species. This order includes the family cyprinidae, loaches, carp, suckers, and electric fish. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cypriniformes
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