cyprinoid Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of or relating to members of fish family Cyprinidae
    cyprinid.

WordNet


Cyp"ri*noid adjective
Etymology
Gr. a kind of carp + -oid.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Like the carp (Cyprinus). -- n. One of the Cyprinidae, or Carp family, as the goldfish, barbel, etc.

Webster 1913