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Meaning of CYPRINOID

Pronunciation:  'sipru`noyd

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  of or relating to members of fish family Cyprinidae
 
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 Synonyms: cyprinid
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cyp"ri*noid\ (s?p"r?-noid), a. [Gr. ???? a kind of
carp + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.)
Like the carp ({Cyprinus}). -- n. One of the {Cyprinidae}, or
Carp family, as the goldfish, barbel, etc.
 

 

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