carp : Idioms & Phrases

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Carp louse

  • (Zoöl.), a small crustacean, of the genus Argulus, parasitic on carp and allied fishes. See Branchiura.
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Carp mullet

  • (Zoöl.), a fish (Moxostoma carpio) of the Ohio River and Great Lakes, allied to the suckers.
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Carp sucker

  • (Zoöl.), a name given to several species of fresh-water fishes of the genus Carpiodes in the United States; called also quillback.
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crucian carp

  • noun European carp closely resembling wild goldfish
    Carassius carassius; Carassius vulgaris.
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Cru"cian carp`
Etymology
Cf. Sw. karussa, G. karausche, F. carousse, -assin, corassin, LL. coracinus, Gr. a sort of fish.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A kind of European carp (Carasius vulgaris), inferior to the common carp; -- called also German carp. ✍ The gibel or Prussian carp is now generally considered a variety of the crucian carp, or perhaps a hybrid between it and the common carp.
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domestic carp

  • noun large Old World freshwater bottom-feeding fish introduced into Europe from Asia; inhabits ponds and sluggish streams and often raised for food; introduced into United States where it has become a pest
    Cyprinus carpio.
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German carp

  • (Zoöl.), the crucian carp.
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Leather carp

  • noun scaleless domestic carp
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  • (Zoöl.) , a variety of carp in which the scales are all, or nearly all, absent. See Illust. under Carp.
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Mirror carp

  • noun domestic carp with some large shining scales
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  • (Zoöl.), a domesticated variety of the carp, having only three or fur rows of very large scales side.
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Prussian carp

  • (Zoöl.) See Gibel.
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Scale carp

  • (Zoöl.), a carp having normal scales.
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Telescope carp

  • (Zoöl.), the telescope fish.
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