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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grass carp

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.15 in modern English

Syllables
grass -carp
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A freshwater fish species of the family Cyprinidae (Ctenopharyngodon idella), native to eastern Asia.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Partial calque of Chinese 草魚 /草鱼 (cǎoyú, literally “grass fish”).

Inflected Forms

grass carps (plural)

Synonyms

white amur

Questions

What does grass carp mean?
A freshwater fish species of the family Cyprinidae (Ctenopharyngodon idella), native to eastern Asia.
Where does grass carp come from?
Partial calque of Chinese 草魚 /草鱼 (cǎoyú, literally “grass fish”).

How to pronounce grass carp

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