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carps Definition


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carp1
noun carps, carp
    1. A deep-bodied freshwater fish, found mainly in warm shallow waters of slow-flowing rivers and large lakes, which has two pairs of sensory barbels under its mouth.
    2. Any of various freshwater fishes found worldwide and characterized by soft fins and a sucker-like mouth.
Etymology: 15c: from French carpe, from Latin carpa.



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