Cyprinodont Definition

sĭ-prĭnə-dŏnt, -prīnə-
noun
Webster's New World
Any of various small fishes of the family Cyprinodontidae, which includes the pupfishes and formerly included the killifishes and topminnows.
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Other Word Forms of Cyprinodont

Noun

Singular:
cyprinodont
Plural:
cyprinodonts

Origin of Cyprinodont

  • Latin cyprīnus carp (from Greek kuprīnos cyprinid) –odont

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Ancient Greek κυπρίνος (kuprinos, “carp”) + ὀδών (odon, “tooth”).

    From Wiktionary

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