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 | Cyprinus carpio |
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Member of | Cyprinus, genus Cyprinus | type genus of the family Cyprinidae |
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Parts | carp | The lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed |
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Narrower | leather carp | scaleless domestic carp |
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mirror carp | domestic carp with some large shining scales |
Broader | carp | Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae |
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Catalan | Cyprinus carpio |
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