Cypriniformes

Noun

Meaning

an order of animals including almost entirely freshwater fishes: characins; loaches; carp; suckers; sometimes classified as a suborder of Ostariophysi

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

abdominal perciformes order Cypriniformes

Hypernyms

animal order

Examples

Tao W, Mayden RL, He S (2012) Remarkable phylogenetic resolution of the most complex clade of Cyprinidae (Teleostei: Cypriniformes): A proof of concept of homology assessment and partitioning sequence data integrated with mixed model Bayesian analyses. Source: Internet

Their low diversity in Africa may explain why some primitive fish families and Cypriniformes coexist with them while they are absent in South America, where these fish may have been driven extinct. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Cyprinidae cypriniform cypriniform fish Cyprinodon pachycephalus cyprinodont cyprinodontid