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invasive carp

invasive carp noun: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see invasive, carp.

Noun

invasive carp (plural invasive carp or invasive carps)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see invasive, carp.
  2. (US, euphemistic) Asian carp.
    • Minnesota’s governor recently signed a new bill into law that renames the “Asian carp” because the Asian community might find it offensive. / CBS reported that the bill, passed by the Senate in April and signed by the governor in late May, came about “in response to concern by some people that the...2014 June 23, Cheryl K. Chumley, “Minnesota renames the ‘Asian carp’ to avoid hurting Asians’ feelings”, in The Washington Times

Forms of invasive carp

pluralinvasive carp
pluralinvasive carps

Questions about invasive carp

What does invasive carp mean?
Invasive carp means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see invasive, carp.
What part of speech is invasive carp?
Invasive carp is a noun.
What is the plural of invasive carp?
The plural of invasive carp is invasive carp.

Words near invasive carp in the dictionary

  1. invasionist
  2. invasionists
  3. invasions
  4. invasions of privacy
  5. invasive
  6. invasive carp
  7. invasive carps
  8. invasive exotic
  9. invasive exotics
  10. invasive species
  11. invasively

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