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Noun: Cyprinus carpio
  1. 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
    - domestic carp

Type of: carp

Part of: Cyprinus, genus Cyprinus

Encyclopedia: Cyprinus carpio

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