grass carp
белый амур
Graskarpfen
A freshwater fish species of the family Cyprinidae, native to eastern AsiaA freshwater fish species of the family Cyprinidae (Ctenopharyngodon idella), native to eastern Asia.
Meaning
1 sensesA freshwater fish species of the family Cyprinidae (Ctenopharyngodon idella), native to eastern Asia.
Graskarpfen
белый амурbelyj amur
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
Ctenopharyngodon idella:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
Ctenopharyngodon idella:
Origin
Partial calque of Chinese 草魚 /草鱼 (cǎoyú, literally “grass fish”).Partial calque of Chinese 草魚 /草鱼 (cǎoyú, literally “grass fish”).
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Forms
plural: grass carp / grass carps| Singular | grass carp |
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| Plural | grass carp / grass carps |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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