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cyprinid fish

cyprinid fish

8.6
A freshwater fish with soft fins, no teeth, and scales, like a carp
  • noun
  • /ˈsɪprɪnɪd fɪʃ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : pez ciprínido
  • The carp is a well-known type of cyprinid fish found in many freshwater lakes.

Examples

  • Many aquarium enthusiasts keep cyprinid fish for their hardiness and variety.

  • Researchers studied the mating patterns of a rare cyprinid fish in the river ecosystem.

  • The cyprinid fish swam gracefully in the pond.

  • Can you identify a cyprinid fish in this aquarium?

  • Many aquarium enthusiasts keep cyprinid fish for their hardiness and variety.

  • The carp is a well-known type of cyprinid fish found in many freshwater lakes.

  • Researchers studied the mating patterns of a rare cyprinid fish in the river ecosystem.

Synonyms

cyprinid
vscyprinid fish
  • Specialized
9.9

A freshwater fish like a carp or minnow

has identical meaning but uses the extra noun for clarity

Surface Forms

cyprinid fish singular
cyprinid fishes plural

Morphology

cyprinid + fish

The phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: 'cyprinid' (belonging to the Cyprinidae family) modifies 'fish', yielding 'a fish of the Cyprinidae family'. This taxonomic, compositional pattern is regular in English and cross-linguistically common, so a learner who knows both constituent words can directly infer the meaning.

Etymology

Cyprinid fish comes from an old Greek word kyprinos that meant 'carp', and the part cyprinid points to that group of fish. So cyprinid fish means a freshwater fish of the 'carp' family.