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cyprinid

cyp.ri.nid \'sip-r*-n*d\ \-.no.id\ n [deriv. of L cyprinus carp, fr. Gk 
   kyprinos] : any of a family (Cyprinidae) of soft-finned freshwater fishes 
   including  the carps and minnows - cyprinid aj