Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The typical genus of the family Cyprinidæ; the carps proper.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the type genus of the family
Cyprinidae ; carp.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun type genus of the family Cyprinidae: carp
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Examples
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They were the common cyprinus, so prevalent in our Indian waters.
Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 (of 2) James Emerson Tennent 1836
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They were the common cyprinus, so prevalent in our Indian waters.
Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon James Emerson Tennent 1836
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Its banks were studded with villages; it abounds with fish, particularly the summah, a species of cyprinus; its waters are clear and beautiful from the reflection of the black and shining sand which covers the bottom in many places to the depth of eight or ten inches.
The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants William Marsden 1795
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Linnaeus ranks this species of fish under the genus of _cyprinus_, or carp, and calls it _cyprinus auratus_.
The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2 Gilbert White 1756
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