| NOUN | animal | Cyprinus carpio, domestic carp | large Old World freshwater bottom-feeding fish introduced into Europe from Asia |
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| Meaning | large Old World freshwater bottom-feeding fish introduced into Europe from Asia; inhabits ponds and sluggish / sluggish streams and often raised for food; introduced into United States where it has become a pest. | |
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| Synonym | domestic carp | |
| Member of | Cyprinus, genus Cyprinus | type genus of the family Cyprinidae |
| Parts | carp | The lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed |
| Narrower | leather carp | scaleless domestic carp |
| mirror carp | domestic carp with some large shining scales | |
| Broader | carp | Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae |
| Catalan | Cyprinus carpio | |
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