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CYPRINUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the family Cyprinidae: carp
Synonyms:
Cyprinus; genus Cyprinus
Classified under:
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)
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