HyperDic: cyprinid_fish

English > 1 sense of the expression cyprinid fish:
NOUNanimalcyprinid fish, cyprinidsoft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales
English > cyprinid fish: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningsoft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales.
Synonymcyprinid
Member ofCyprinidae, family CyprinidaeA family of fish including
NarrowercarpAny of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae
chub, Leuciscus cephalusEuropean freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body
crucian carp, Carassius carassius, Carassius vulgarisEuropean carp closely resembling wild goldfish
dace, Leuciscus leuciscussmall European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body
goldfish, Carassius auratussmall golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes
gudgeon, Gobio gobiosmall slender European freshwater fish often used as bait by anglers
minnow, Phoxinus phoxinusVery small European freshwater fish common in gravelly streams
roach, Rutilus rutilusEuropean freshwater food fish having a greenish back
rudd, Scardinius erythrophthalmusEuropean freshwater fish resembling the roach
shinerAny of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis
tench, Tinca tincaFreshwater dace-like game fish of Europe and western Asia noted for ability to survive outside water
Broadercypriniform fishA soft-finned fish of the order Cypriniformes
Spanishciprínido
Catalanciprínid

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