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CYPRINUS CARPIO

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 I. (noun) 

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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

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Nouns denoting animals

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)

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