cyprinodont
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ancient Greek κυπρίνος (kuprínos, “carp”) + ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”).
Noun[edit]
cyprinodont (plural cyprinodonts)
- (zoology) Any of the Cyprinodontidae, a family of fishes including the killifishes or minnows.
- Synonym: pupfish
Further reading[edit]
- “cyprinodont”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “cyprinodont”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.