cyprinodont

English

A cyprinodont

Wikispecies

Etymology

Ancient Greek κυπρίνος (kuprínos, “carp”) + ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”).

Noun

cyprinodont (plural cyprinodonts)

1. (zoology) Any of the Cyprinodontidae, a family of fishes including the killifishes or minnows.

   Synonym: pupfish

Further reading

• “cyprinodont”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “cyprinodont”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.