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Cyprinus

noun

type genus of the family Cyprinidae: carp

• Syn: ↑genus Cyprinus

• Hypernyms: ↑fish genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Cyprinidae, ↑family Cyprinidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑domestic carp, ↑Cyprinus carpio

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\\sə̇ˈprīnəs, -rēn-\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, carp, from Greek kyprinos; perhaps akin to Sanskrit śaphara carp, Lithuanian šapalas

: the type genus of the family Cyprinidae now usually restricted to the typical carp

Useful english dictionary. 2012.