- Cyprinidae
- Cy·pri·ni·dae sə-'prin-ə-.dē, -'prīn- n pl a large family (order Ostariophysi) of freshwater fishes that includes the carps, barbels, tenches, breams, goldfishes, chubs, dace, shiners, and most of the freshwater minnowscyp·ri·nid 'sip-rə-nəd n or adj
Medical dictionary. 2011.