domestic carp

Thesaurus

Noun

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domestic carp - 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 carp - any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae Cyprinus, genus Cyprinus - type genus of the family Cyprinidae: carp leather carp - scaleless domestic carp mirror carp - domestic carp with some large shining scales carp - the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised