cyprinodont

cy·prin·o·dont  (s-prn-dnt, -prn-)

n.

Any of various small soft-finned fishes of the family Cyprinodontidae, which includes the killifishes, topminnows, and many species popular in home aquariums.

adj.

Of, relating to, or belonging to the family Cyprinodontidae.

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[Latin cyprnus, carp (from Greek kuprnos) + -odont.]

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cyprinodont [sɪˈprɪnəˌdɒnt sɪˈpraɪ-]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any small tropical or subtropical soft-finned fish of the mostly marine family Cyprinodontidae, resembling carp but having toothed jaws. The group includes the guppy, killifish, swordtail, and topminnow.

adj

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Cyprinodontidae

[from Latin cyprīnus carp (see cyprinid) + -odont]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cyprinodont - any member of the family Cyprinodontidae cypriniform fish - a soft-finned fish of the order Cypriniformes Cyprinodontidae, family Cyprinodontidae - large family of small soft-finned fishes; killifishes; flagfishes; swordtails; guppies killifish - small mostly marine warm-water carp-like schooling fishes; used as bait or aquarium fishes or in mosquito control helleri, swordtail, Xyphophorus helleri, topminnow - freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish guppy, Lebistes reticulatus, rainbow fish - small freshwater fish of South America and the West Indies; often kept in aquariums