cyprinodont Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any member of the family Cyprinodontidae

WordNet

Cy*prin"o*dont noun
Etymology
Gr. kind of carp + , , a tooth.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) One of the Cyprinodontidae, a family of fishes including the killifishes or minnows. See Minnow.

Webster 1913