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family Cyprinidae

family Cyprinidae

7.8
A group of freshwater fish like carp or goldfish
  • noun
  • /ˈfæmɪli ˌsɪprɪˈneɪdi/
  • Specialized
: familia Cyprinidae
  • Common carp and goldfish both belong to the family Cyprinidae.

Examples

  • The family Cyprinidae contains more than 3,000 species of freshwater fish worldwide.

  • The family Cyprinidae includes many popular aquarium fish.

  • Scientists study the family Cyprinidae to understand the evolution of diverse freshwater fish.

  • I love keeping family Cyprinidae fish in my tank.

  • Common carp and goldfish both belong to the family Cyprinidae.

  • The family Cyprinidae contains more than 3,000 species of freshwater fish worldwide.

  • The family Cyprinidae includes many popular aquarium fish.

Synonyms

Cyprinidae
vsfamily Cyprinidae
  • Specialized
9.9

A large group of freshwater fish like carps and minnows

lists specific common members like carps tenches roaches rudds and daces

Surface Forms

family Cyprinidae singular
families Cyprinidae plural

Morphology

family + Cyprinidae

The phrase is fully compositional: 'family' (a scientific grouping) combined with 'Cyprinidae' (the named group of freshwater fish) yields the family called Cyprinidae, so the meaning is directly derivable from its parts. Taxonomic naming conventions are regular across languages, so a learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.

Etymology

Family Cyprinidae comes from an old Greek word for 'carp', Cyprinus, so it literally means the 'carp family'. That's why the term is used for groups of related freshwater fish like carps, roaches and goldfish.