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CRUCIAN CARP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does crucian carp mean?
• CRUCIAN CARP (noun)
The noun CRUCIAN CARP has 1 sense:
1. European carp closely resembling wild goldfish
Familiarity information: CRUCIAN CARP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
European carp closely resembling wild goldfish
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Carassius carassius; Carassius vulgaris; crucian carp
Hypernyms ("crucian carp" is a kind of...):
cyprinid; cyprinid fish (soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales)
Holonyms ("crucian carp" is a member of...):
Carassius; genus Carassius (goldfish)
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