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cyprinodont

(si prin′ə dänt′, si prīn′ə-)

noun

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

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cy·prin·o·dont

noun

Any of various small soft-finned fishes of the family Cyprinodontidae, which includes the killifishes, topminnows, and many species popular in home aquariums.

adjective

Of, relating to, or belonging to the family Cyprinodontidae.

Origin: Latin cyprīnus, carp (from Greek kuprīnos) + -odont.

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