Asian carp
Asian carp noun: any of various species of heavy-bodied cyprinid fish from East Asia.
Noun
Asian carp (plural Asian carp)
- 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
Asian carp meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese
Asian carp in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்
Asian carp in Vietnamese
- large East Asian cyprinid
- cá chép á đông
Synonyms of Asian carp
Forms of Asian carp
| plural | Asian carp |
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Origin of Asian carp
From Asian (relating to Asia) + carp (type of fish).
Questions about Asian carp
- What does Asian carp mean?
- Asian carp means any of various species of heavy-bodied cyprinid fish from East Asia.
- What is Asian carp in Tamil?
- Asian carp in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Asian carp meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is Asian carp?
- Asian carp is a noun.
- What is the plural of Asian carp?
- The plural of Asian carp is Asian carp.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Asian carp (page history and authors); Asian carp (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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