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 ]

n. a large family of small soft-finned fishes; killifishes; flagfishes; swordtails; guppies.
Syn. -- family Cyprinodontidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]