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Definition of Cyprinoid
1. Adjective. Of or relating to members of fish family Cyprinidae.
Definition of Cyprinoid
1. a. Like the carp (Cyprinus).
Definition of Cyprinoid
1. Adjective. Of, pertaining to, or resembling fish of the order Cypriniformes - carps, minnows and loaches. ¹
2. Noun. A fish of that order. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cyprinoid
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cyprinoid
Literary usage of Cyprinoid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General (1890)
"Thus. we find him, after describing a new species of alti.s, publishing a
description of a new cyprinoid is ... of the cyprinoid arid other fishes found in ..."
2. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"The proportion of cyprinoid species to the total number of North American fishes (1
... On the other hand, a well-marked cyprinoid type _ is developed— the ..."
3. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1878)
"The genus to which the above name was given, was established by the writer in
1870, for a species cyprinoid fish, from the pliocene formation of Idaho. ..."
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