CYPRINUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cyprinus mean? 

• CYPRINUS (noun)
  The noun CYPRINUS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the family Cyprinidae: carp

  Familiarity information: CYPRINUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CYPRINUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the family Cyprinidae: carp

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Cyprinus; genus Cyprinus

Hypernyms ("Cyprinus" is a kind of...):

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Cyprinus"):

Cyprinus carpio; domestic carp (large Old World freshwater bottom-feeding fish introduced into Europe from Asia; inhabits ponds and sluggish streams and often raised for food; introduced into United States where it has become a pest)

Holonyms ("Cyprinus" is a member of...):

Cyprinidae; family Cyprinidae (a family of fish including: carp; tench; roach; rudd; dace)