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:
cyprinodontsOrigin of Cyprinodont
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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”).
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