单词 | cyprinodont |
释义 | cyprinodont Ichth.|sɪˈpraɪnəʊdɒnt| [f. as mod.L. generic name Cyprinodon, from L. cyprīnus carp + Gr. ὀδοντ- tooth.] A. n. A malacopterygious fish of the family Cyprinodontidæ, of which the typical genus is Cyprinodon; they differ from the cyprinids in having the jaws more projecting and toothed.
1857Agassiz Nat. Hist. U.S. I. 48 Among fishes..the Cyprinodonts, the Chætodonts. 1887C. C. Abbott Waste-Land Wand. vi. 166 The many-barred cyprinodont that throngs every stream from Maine to Florida. B. adj. Of or belonging to this family. Hence cyprinoˈdontid, -ˈdontoid a., of or allied to the Cyprinodonts. |

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