| domestic carp 
 
 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
 • Syn:
 Cyprinus carpio
 • Hypernyms:
 carp
 • Hyponyms:
 leather carp, mirror carp
 • Member Holonyms:
 Cyprinus, genus Cyprinus
 • Part Meronyms:
 carp
 
 
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