Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cyprinid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: cyprinid
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or being the Cyprinidae family of fish that includes barbs, carps, and minnows.

noun

Any fish of this family.

Example Sentences

"Romanichthys, commonly known as the Romanian darter, is a very primitive cyprinid which has two dorsal fins and a covering of rough scales."

Etymology

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.

Inflected Forms

cyprinids (plural)

Synonyms

cyprinoid cyprinid fish

Questions

What does cyprinid mean?: Of, pertaining to, or being the Cyprinidae family of fish that includes barbs, carps, and minnows.
Where does cyprinid come from?: 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.

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