cyprinid vs roach

roach vs cyprinid

cyprinid and roach both are nouns.

cyprinid is an adjective but roach is not an adjective.

cyprinid is not a verb while roach is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cyprinid	Yes	Yes	No	No
roach	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, roach is a hyponym of cyprinid; that is, roach is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cyprinid:

cyprinid: soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales
roach: European freshwater food fish having a greenish back

Other hyponyms of cyprinid include carp, tench, Tinca tinca, dace, Leuciscus leuciscus, chub, Leuciscus cephalus, shiner, Rutilus rutilus, rudd, Scardinius erythrophthalmus, minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus, Gobio gobio, gudgeon, Carassius auratus, goldfish, Carassius carassius, Carassius vulgaris, crucian carp.

cyprinid (noun)	roach (noun)
soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales	any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests
	European freshwater food fish having a greenish back
	the butt of a marijuana cigarette
	street names for flunitrazepam
	a roll of hair brushed back from the forehead

cyprinid (adjective)	roach (adjective)
of or relating to members of fish family Cyprinidae

cyprinid (verb)	roach (verb)
	cut the mane off (a horse)
	comb (hair) into a roach

Difference between cyprinid and roach

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