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Cyprinoid
CIDE DICTIONARY
Cyprinoid, a. [Gr. a kind of carp + -oid.].
Like the carp (Cyprinus ). [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Cyprinoid, adj. & n.
--adj. of or like a carp.
--n. a carp or related fish.
--adj. of or like a carp.
--n. a carp or related fish.
Etymology
L cyprinus f. Gk kuprinos carp
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