Etymology

cyprinodont

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Today it means: Any of the Cyprinodontidae, a family of fishes including the killifishes or minnows. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κυπρίνος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκυπρίνος“carp”
  2. English todaycyprinodont

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

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