CYPRINID


Meaning of CYPRINID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsi-prə-nəd ]

noun

Etymology: ultimately from Latin cyprinus carp, from Greek kyprinos

Date: 1861

: any of a family (Cyprinidae) of soft-finned freshwater fishes including the carps and minnows

• cyprinid adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.