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Cyprinid

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cyprinoidnounBelonging to the suborder Cyprinoidei of the order Cypriniformes.
cyprinid fishnounsoft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales

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cyprinoidnounBelonging to the suborder Cyprinoidei of the order Cypriniformes.
cyprinid fishnounsoft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales
cyprinodontiformnoun(zoology) Any fish in the order Cyprinodontiformes.
carplikenounResembling or characteristic of a carp (the fish).
leuciscinenoun(ichthyology) Any fish in the cyprinid subfamily Leuciscinae
leuciscinnoun(ichthyology) Any fish in this tribe
cottoidnoun(zoology) A fish belonging to the genus Cottus.
perciformnounSuch a fish.
cottiformnounCharacteristic of fish of the genus Cottus (freshwater sculpins), especially in morphology.
ray-finned(ichthyology) Of the Actinopterygii taxonomic class, all having in common lepidotrichia (a kind of fin made of webs of skin supported by bony or horny spines).
actinopterygiannoun(zoology) Any of the ray-finned fish of the taxonomic class Actinopterygii.
carangoidnoun(zoology) Any fish of the family Carangidae.
gadoidnounAny fish of the family Gadidae
clupeoidnoun(zoology) Any of a group of fish closely related taxonomically to herring.
lampriformnounof or related to the order Lampridiformes of ray-finned fish
fishen(obsolete) Relating to or characteristic of a fish; fishlike
crossopterygiannoun(zoology) One of the Crossopterygii.
actinopterygiian(ichthyology) Of or pertaining to Actinopterygii, the bony finned fish.
ctenoideannoun(archaic) Any member of the former group Ctenoidei; a ray-finned fish.
gephyrocercal(ichthyology) Having a caudal fin formed by the "bridging" of the dorsal and anal fins

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