Useful english dictionary. 2012.
cypriniform — noun Any of many ray finned fish, of the order Cypriniformes, such as the carps, minnows and loaches … Wiktionary
soft-finned fish — noun any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii • Syn: ↑malacopterygian • Ant: ↑spiny finned fish • Hypernyms: ↑teleost fish, ↑teleost, ↑teleostan • … Useful english dictionary
characin fish — noun any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae • Syn: ↑characin, ↑characid • Hypernyms: ↑cypriniform fish • Hyponyms: ↑tetra, ↑cardinal tetra, ↑Paracheirodon axelrodi, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cyprinid fish — noun soft finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales • Syn: ↑cyprinid • Derivationally related forms: ↑cyprinid (for: ↑cyprinid) • Hypernyms: ↑cypriniform fish … Useful english dictionary
poeciliid fish — noun small usually brightly colored viviparous surface feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control • Syn: ↑topminnow, ↑poeciliid, ↑live bearer • Hypernyms: ↑cypriniform fish • Hyponyms: ↑mosquitofish … Useful english dictionary
catostomid — noun a cypriniform fish of the family Catostomidae • Hypernyms: ↑cypriniform fish • Hyponyms: ↑sucker • Member Holonyms: ↑Catostomidae, ↑family Catostomidae … Useful english dictionary
malacopterygian — noun any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii • Syn: ↑soft finned fish • Ant: ↑spiny finned fish (for: ↑soft finned fish) • Hypernyms: ↑teleost fish, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cyprinid — I noun soft finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales • Syn: ↑cyprinid fish • Hypernyms: ↑cypriniform fish • Hyponyms: ↑carp, ↑tench, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
electric eel — noun eel shaped freshwater fish of South America having electric organs in its body • Syn: ↑Electrophorus electric • Hypernyms: ↑cypriniform fish • Member Holonyms: ↑Electrophorus, ↑genus Electrophorus * * * noun, pl ⋯ eels [ … Useful english dictionary
poeciliid — noun small usually brightly colored viviparous surface feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control • Syn: ↑topminnow, ↑poeciliid fish, ↑live bearer • Hypernyms: ↑cypriniform fish • Hyponyms: ↑mosqu … Useful english dictionary
