genus cyprinus

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   type genus of the family Cyprinidae: carp

   SynonymsCyprinus

   Broaderfish genus

   Part ofCyprinidae

Questions about genus cyprinus

What does genus cyprinus mean?

genus cyprinus means "type genus of the family Cyprinidae: carp".

What is another word for genus cyprinus?

Close synonyms include Cyprinus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus cyprinus a common word?

genus cyprinus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.