Meaning

1 senses
  1. A fish of the species Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, native to east Asia, cultivated as a food fish, highly invasive in US, also known as a silver carp.

Origin

The fish leaps high out of the water when frightened.

The fish leaps high out of the water when frightened.

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Forms

plural: flying carps
Singularflying carp
Pluralflying carps

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix:silver carp

See also

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