sə̇ˈprīnəs, -rēn- noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, carp, from Greek kyprinos; perhaps akin to Sanskrit śaphara carp, Lithuanian šapalas
: the type genus of the family Cyprinidae now usually restricted to the typical carp
sə̇ˈprīnəs, -rēn- noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, carp, from Greek kyprinos; perhaps akin to Sanskrit śaphara carp, Lithuanian šapalas
: the type genus of the family Cyprinidae now usually restricted to the typical carp
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012