order Cypriniformes

9.9

A group of freshwater fish like carp or goldfish, including loaches and suckers

noun
/ˈɔrdər ˌsɪprɪnˈfɔrmiːz/

Specialized

: orden Cypriniformes

The order Cypriniformes contains many familiar freshwater fish, including carp and goldfish.

Examples

Loaches, which belong to the order Cypriniformes, are popular in the aquarium trade.
Biologists study the diversity and distribution of the order Cypriniformes across Asian rivers.
The order Cypriniformes includes many species of fish.
Many aquarists are interested in the order Cypriniformes.
Biologists study the diversity and distribution of the order Cypriniformes across Asian rivers.
Loaches, which belong to the order Cypriniformes, are popular in the aquarium trade.
The order Cypriniformes contains many familiar freshwater fish, including carp and goldfish.

Synonyms

Cypriniformes

vsorder Cypriniformes

Specialized

9.9

A group of mostly freshwater fish that includes carp and goldfish

gives formal taxonomic status and notes possible suborder classification

Surface Forms

order Cypriniformes singular

orders Cypriniformes plural

Morphology

order + Cypriniformes

This is a literal, compositional combination: 'order' denotes a taxonomic rank and 'Cypriniformes' names a group of fishes, so the phrase simply denotes the taxonomic order named Cypriniformes. The pattern (order + taxon name) is a standard, cross-linguistic scientific construction, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Order Cypriniformes comes from how scientists name animals: order means a group of similar animals and Cypriniformes comes from an old word for 'carp', so it makes you think of a group of carp-like fish. So today it means 'a group of freshwater fish' that includes carp, minnows, loaches and suckers.