Cyprinidae

Translingual

Cyprinus carpio (koi)

Etymology

Cyprinus +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Cyprinidae

A taxonomic family within the order Cypriniformes – the carps and minnows.

Hypernyms

(family): Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Osteichthyes - superclass; Actinopterygii - class; Neopterygii - subclass; Teleostei - infraclass; Ostariophysi - superorder; Cypriniformes - order; Cyprinoidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

(family): Acheilognathinae, Barbinae, Cultrinae, Cyprininae, Danioninae, Garrinae, Gobioninae, Hypophthalmichthyinae, Leuciscinae, Rasborinae, Schizothoracinae, Xenocypridinae - subfamilies
- See Cyprinidae on WikispeciesWikispecies for the genera, including many not yet assigned to subfamilies

References

Cyprinidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cyprinidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Cyprinidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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