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Crucian carp — is also used for the genus Carassius as a whole. Crucian carp Conservation status … Wikipedia
Crucian carp — Cru cian carp ( shan k?rp ). [Cf. Sw. karussa, G. karausche, F. carousse, assin, corassin, LL. coracinus, Gr. ????? a sort of fish.] (Zo[ o]l.) A kind of European carp ({Carasius vulgaris}), inferior to the common carp; called also {German carp} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crucian carp — noun European carp closely resembling wild goldfish • Syn: ↑Carassius carassius, ↑Carassius vulgaris • Hypernyms: ↑cyprinid, ↑cyprinid fish • Member Holonyms: ↑Carassius, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
crucian carp — auksinis karosas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Carassius carassius angl. crucian carp rus. золотой карась; обыкновенный карась ryšiai: platesnis terminas – paprastieji karosai … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
crucian carp — [ kru:ʃ(ə)n] noun a small carp of still or slow moving waters, farmed in eastern Europe. [Carassius carassius.] Origin C18: from Low Ger. karusse, karutze, perh. based on L. coracinus, from Gk korax raven , also denoting a black fish found in the … English new terms dictionary
crucian carp — /krooh sheuhn/ a common cyprinid, Carassius carassius, that closely resembles the wild form of goldfish, occurring in streams in most parts of Europe and northern Asia. [1755 65; earlier crusion, prob. < LG (with pl. ending en interpreted as sing … Universalium
crucian carp — noun A species of carps found in Europe and Asia … Wiktionary
Carp — Taxobox name = Carp image width = 200px image caption = Common carp, Cyprinus carpio regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Osteichthyes ordo = Cypriniformes familia = Cyprinidae subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision = Abramis… … Wikipedia
carp — carp1 carper, n. /kahrp/, v.i. 1. to find fault or complain querulously or unreasonably; be niggling in criticizing; cavil: to carp at minor errors. n. 2. a peevish complaint. [1200 50; ME carpen to speak, prate < ON karpa to brag, wrangle] Syn.… … Universalium
crucian — n. crucian carp, small Eurasian carp (has a dark green back, golden yellow sides and reddish fins) … English contemporary dictionary
