Medical Dictionary

Cyprinidae

noun pl Cy·pri·ni·dae \sə-ˈprin-ə-ˌdē, -ˈprīn-\

Medical Definition of CYPRINIDAE

:  a large family (order Ostariophysi) of freshwater fishes that includes the carps, barbels, tenches, breams, goldfishes, chubs, dace, shiners, and most of the freshwater minnows
cyp·ri·nid \ˈsip-rə-nəd\ noun or adjective

Browse

How to use a word that (literally) drives some people nuts.
Test your vocab with our fun, fast game
Ailurophobia, and 9 other unusual fears