noun
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
• Syn: ↑domestic carp
• Hypernyms: ↑carp
• Hyponyms: ↑leather carp, ↑mirror carp
• Member Holonyms: ↑Cyprinus, ↑genus Cyprinus
• Part Meronyms: ↑carp
Useful english dictionary. 2012.