HyperDic: domestic_carp

English > 1 sense of the expression domestic carp:
NOUNanimaldomestic carp, Cyprinus carpiolarge Old World freshwater bottom-feeding fish introduced into Europe from Asia
English > domestic carp: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninglarge 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.
SynonymCyprinus carpio
Member ofCyprinus, genus Cyprinustype genus of the family Cyprinidae
PartscarpThe lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed
Narrowerleather carpscaleless domestic carp
mirror carpdomestic carp with some large shining scales
BroadercarpAny of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae
CatalanCyprinus carpio

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