English Explanatory Dictionary

grass carp

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A freshwater fish species of the family Cyprinidae (Ctenopharyngodon idella), native to eastern Asia.

Word forms

grass carp grass carps

Etymology

Partial calque of Chinese 草魚 /草鱼 (cǎoyú, literally “grass fish”).

Synonyms

white amur
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