family Cyprinidae fa·mi·ly·cyprinidae uncommon noun 1. a family of fish including: carp; tench; roach; rudd; dace SynonymsCyprinidaefamily Cyprinidae Related words Broader terms fish family Parts Cypriniformes Part of cyprinidcarpCyprinusAbramisTincaLeuciscusNotropisNotemigonus WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.