cyprinid

cyprinid (comparative more cyprinid, superlative most cyprinid)

1. Of, pertaining to or characteristic of the Cyprinidae family of fish that includes carps and minnows.

cyprinid (plural cyprinids)

1. Any fish of this family.
   • 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 122:

     Romanichthys, commonly known as the Romanian darter, is a very primitive cyprinid which has two dorsal fins and a covering of rough scales.