/ English Dictionary |
CYPRINUS CARPIO
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
Cyprinus carpio; domestic carp
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Cyprinus carpio" is a kind of...):
carp (any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae)
Meronyms (parts of "Cyprinus carpio"):
carp (the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Cyprinus carpio"):
leather carp (scaleless domestic carp)
mirror carp (domestic carp with some large shining scales)
Holonyms ("Cyprinus carpio" is a member of...):
Cyprinus; genus Cyprinus (type genus of the family Cyprinidae: carp)