Meanings
- not comparableOf, pertaining to, or being the Cyprinidae family of fish that includes barbs, carps, and minnows.
plural 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.
2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 122
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof or relating to members of fish family Cyprinidae
nounsoft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish särkikala
- särkikalafish of the family Cyprinidae
Polish karpiowaty
- karpiowatyfish of the family Cyprinidae
Cite this entry
cyprinid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyprinid
“cyprinid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyprinid. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyprinid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyprinid.
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