Cypriniformes

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Cypriniformes
       n : an order of animals including almost entirely freshwater
           fishes: characins; loaches; carp; suckers; sometimes
           classified as a suborder of Ostariophysi [syn: {order
           Cypriniformes}]