leuciscine

== English == === Adjective === leuciscine (comparative more leuciscine, superlative most leuciscine) (ichthyology) Of or relating to the cyprinid subfamily Leuciscinae === Noun === leuciscine (plural leuciscines) (ichthyology) Any fish in the cyprinid subfamily Leuciscinae === Usage notes === Some taxonomists consider this to be a family in its own right, the Leuciscidae, in which case leuciscid would be used instead of both the adjective and noun. Likewise, other taxonomists consider it to be a tribe, Leuciscini, within the subfamily Cyprininae, meaning leuciscin would be used instead.