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cyprinid

/si-prahy-nid, sip-ruh-/US // sɪˈpraɪ nɪd, ˈsɪp rə- //UK // (sɪˈpraɪnɪd, ˈsɪprɪnɪd) //

鲤鱼类,鲤鱼科,鲤鱼门,鲤鱼纲

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any fish belonging to the Cyprinidae, or minnow family.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : carplike in form or structure.

Examples

  • They are closely allied to the Cyprinid, but the shell is round rather than oval, and is obliquely grooved inside.

  • Pharyngeal tooth replacement in Semotilus atromaculatus and Clinostomus elongatus, two species of cyprinid fishes.

  • Identification of cyprinid fish reported from Kansas as Squalius elongatus.

  • Mass hybridization between two genera of cyprinid fishes in the Mohave Desert, California.

  • It is to the interesting family of Cyprinid we are to look for our chief supplies.

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