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Cyprinus carpio Uncommon

Noun

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Noun
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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

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
carp
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
leather carp mirror carp
Rhyming Words
pio papio scipio piopio kuopio doppio scorpio threepio municipio
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