See Also: cyprinoid(dictionary)

rhotacize (iou) and cyprinoid (iou)


rhotacize (iou)



rhotacize verb. Also rhotacise. L19.
[Greek rhotakizein: see RHOTACISM, -IZE.]
Philology.
1. verb intrans. Of a dialect: be characterized or marked by rhotacism. L19.
2. verb trans. Convert (a sound, esp. the phoneme [s] repr. by the letter s) into the phoneme [r] (repr. by the letter r). M20.
rhotaci'zation noun (a) = RHOTACISM 2; (b) modification of a vowel sound caused by a following r: L20.

cyprinoid (iou)



cyprinoid adjective & noun. M19.
[from Latin cyprinus carp from Greek kuprinos + -OID.]
A. adjective. Resembling or related to the carp; belonging to the large superfamily Cyprinoidea which includes Cyprinidae (see below) and several Other Families. M19.
b. noun. A cyprinoid fish. M19.
cyprinid noun & adjective (a) noun a fish of the family Cyprinidae, which includes the carps and minnows; (b) adjective of, pertaining to, or designating this family: L19.
cyp'riniform noun & adjective (a) noun a fish of the order Cypriniformes, which includes the carps, loaches, and suckers; (b) adjective of or pertaining to this order; carplike: L19.