black carp
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.18 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Mylopharyngodon piceus, a cyprinid fish native to East Asia, cultivated for food and traditional Chinese medicine.
Example Sentences
- "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."