domestic carp

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domestic carp - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  domestic carp
      n 1: large Old World freshwater bottom-feeding fish introduced
           into Europe from Asia; inhabits ponds and sluggish streams
           and often raised for food; introduced into United States
           where it has become a pest [syn: domestic carp, Cyprinus carpio
           ]