cyprinid

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cyprinid

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By surface analysis, an appellativization from Cyprinid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names), or, by surface analysis, Latin cyprin(us) (“type of carp”) + -id.

adjective

not comparable Of, pertaining to, or being the Cyprinidae family of fish that includes barbs, carps, and minnows.

noun cyprinids

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.

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@misc{cyprinid_2026,
  title = {cyprinid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cyprinid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}