Definition of Cyprinoidea
:a suborder or other division of Ostariophysi comprising the carps and certain related fishes (such as suckers and loaches)
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Cyprinoidea
plural noun
Cyp·ri·noi·dea
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ˌsiprəˈnȯidēə
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Origin and Etymology of cyprinoidea
New Latin, from Cyprinus + -oidea
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