'Cypriniformes' definitions:
Definition of 'Cypriniformes'
(from WordNet)
noun
An order of animals including almost entirely freshwater fishes: characins; loaches; carp; suckers; sometimes classified as a suborder of Ostariophysi [syn: Cypriniformes, order Cypriniformes]
Definition of 'Cypriniformes'
From: GCIDE
- Cypriniformes \Cypriniformes\ 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]