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Asian carp en · NOUN

Etymology

From Asian (relating to Asia) + carp (type of fish).

Meanings

(US) Any of various species of heavy-bodied cyprinid fish from East Asia.
- Illinois took the initiative in renaming the Asian carp given the state’s position as a sort of “last stand” against the carp entering the Great Lakes. 2022 June 22, Patti Wetli, “Introducing Copi, the Fish Formerly Known as Asian Carp”, in WTTW:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
Asian carp	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Synonyms

copi · butterfin

Translations (2)

vi cá chép á đông (large East Asian cyprinid) · cmn 亞洲鯉魚 /亚洲鲤鱼 (large East Asian cyprinid)