grass carp
grass carp noun: a freshwater fish species of the family Cyprinidae (Ctenopharyngodon idella), native to eastern Asia.
Noun
grass carp (plural grass carp or grass carps)
- A freshwater fish species of the family Cyprinidae (Ctenopharyngodon idella), native to eastern Asia.
- The main fish species in freshwater ponds in China are silver carp, bighead carp, grass carp, common carp, crucian carp, black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus), mud carp (Cirrhinus molitorella), etc. According to their live habitat, they can be divided relatively into pelagic and benthic fish.2023 April 4, Shuang-Lin Dong, Xiang-Li Tian, Qin-Feng Gao, Yun-Wei Dong, Aquaculture Ecology, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 342
- Synonyms:
- white amur
grass carp meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese
grass carp in Tamil
- புற்கெண்டை, புல்லுண்ணும் கெண்டை
grass carp in Vietnamese
- Ctenopharyngodon idella
- cá trắm cỏ
Synonyms of grass carp
Forms of grass carp
| plural | grass carp |
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| plural | grass carps |
Origin of grass carp
Partial calque of Chinese 草魚 /草鱼 (cǎoyú, literally “grass fish”).
Questions about grass carp
- What does grass carp mean?
- Grass carp means a freshwater fish species of the family Cyprinidae (Ctenopharyngodon idella), native to eastern Asia.
- What is grass carp in Tamil?
- Grass carp in Tamil is புற்கெண்டை, புல்லுண்ணும் கெண்டை. See Grass carp meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is grass carp?
- Grass carp is a noun.
- What is the plural of grass carp?
- The plural of grass carp is grass carp.
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