grass carp

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Partial calque of Chinese 草魚／草鱼 (cǎoyú, literally “grass fish”).

Noun[edit]

grass carp (plural grass carp or grass carps)

  1. A freshwater fish species of the family Cyprinidae (Ctenopharyngodon idella), native to eastern Asia.

Synonyms[edit]

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