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CARASSIUS VULGARIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Carassius vulgaris mean? 

CARASSIUS VULGARIS (noun)
  The noun CARASSIUS VULGARIS has 1 sense:

1. European carp closely resembling wild goldfishplay

  Familiarity information: CARASSIUS VULGARIS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CARASSIUS VULGARIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

European carp closely resembling wild goldfish

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Carassius carassius; Carassius vulgaris; crucian carp

Hypernyms ("Carassius vulgaris" is a kind of...):

cyprinid; cyprinid fish (soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales)

Holonyms ("Carassius vulgaris" is a member of...):

Carassius; genus Carassius (goldfish)


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