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cyprinodont definition

cy·prino·dont (si prin′ə dänt′, si prīn′ə-)

noun

killifish

Etymology: < Gr kyprinos, carp (< kypros, sprig of henna, prob. < Sem as in Heb kōpher: in allusion to its color) + -odont

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