CARASSIUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Carassius mean? 

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

1. goldfish

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CARASSIUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Goldfish

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Carassius; genus Carassius

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

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Carassius"):

Carassius auratus; goldfish (small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes)

Carassius carassius; Carassius vulgaris; crucian carp (European carp closely resembling wild goldfish)

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

Cyprinidae; family Cyprinidae (a family of fish including: carp; tench; roach; rudd; dace)