white amur
A freshwater fish species of the family Cyprinidae, the grass carp, native to Asia…A freshwater fish species of the family Cyprinidae (Ctenopharyngodon idella), the grass carp, native to Asia from Vietnam to the Amur River.
Meaning
1 sensesA freshwater fish species of the family Cyprinidae (Ctenopharyngodon idella), the grass carp, native to Asia from Vietnam to the Amur River.
Origin
Partial calque of Russian бе́лый аму́р (bélyj amúr) for the same fish, as also sometimes bPartial calque of Russian бе́лый аму́р (bélyj amúr) for the same fish, as also sometimes black amur has been used for чёрный аму́р (čórnyj amúr, “Mylopharyngodon piceus”).
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Forms
plural: white amurs| Singular | white amur |
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See also
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