What is "cyprinoid"

Cyprinoid \Cyp"ri*noid\ (s?p"r?-noid), a. [Gr. ???? a kind of carp + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.) Like the carp ( Cyprinus). -- n. One of the Cyprinidae, or Carp family, as the goldfish, barbel, etc.

a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling fish of the order Cypriniformes - carp, minnow and loach. n. A fish of that order.

adj. of or relating to members of fish family Cyprinidae [syn: cyprinid]