(n) an order of animals including almost entirely freshwater fishes: characins; loaches; carp; suckers; sometimes classified as a suborder of Ostariophysi, Syn.order Cypriniformes
a. [ L. Cyprius, fr. Cyprus, Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, an island in the Mediterranean, renowned for the worship of Venus. ] 1. Belonging to Cyprus. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Of, pertaining, or conducing to, lewdness. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. an order of fishes including almost entirely freshwater fishes: characins; loaches; carp; suckers; sometimes classified as Cyprinoidea, a suborder of Ostariophysi. Syn. -- order Cypriniformes. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; kind of carp + &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, a tooth. ] (Zool.) One of the Cyprinodontidae, a family of fishes including the killifishes or minnows. See Minnow. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; a kind of carp + -oid. ] (Zool.) Like the carp (Cyprinus). -- n. One of the Cyprinidae, or Carp family, as the goldfish, barbel, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
You know the meaning of this word? click [add this word] to add this word to our database with its meaning, to impart your knowledge for the general benefit
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย