DOMESTIC CARP
Dictionary entry overview: What does domestic carp mean?
• DOMESTIC CARP (noun)
The noun DOMESTIC CARP has 1 sense:
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
Familiarity information: DOMESTIC CARP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DOMESTIC CARP (noun)
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Cyprinus carpio; domestic carp
Hypernyms ("domestic carp" is a kind of...):
carp (any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae)
Meronyms (parts of "domestic carp"):
carp (the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "domestic carp"):
leather carp (scaleless domestic carp)
mirror carp (domestic carp with some large shining scales)
Holonyms ("domestic carp" is a member of...):
Cyprinus; genus Cyprinus (type genus of the family Cyprinidae: carp)
