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Asian carp
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English
Etymology
From en Asian carp relating to Asia type of fish.
Noun
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en US Any of various species of heavy-bodied cyprinid fish from East Asia.
en Patti Wetli Introducing Copi, the Fish Formerly Known as Asian Carp w:WTTW https://news.wttw.com/2022/06/22/introducing-copi-fish-formerly-known-asian-carp 2022-06-22 Illinois took the initiative in renaming the Asian carp given the state’s position as a sort of “last stand” against the carp entering the Great Lakes. https://web.archive.org/web/20260925032806/https://news.wttw.com/2022/06/22/introducing-copi-fish-formerly-known-asian-carp 25 September 2026
Synonyms
en butterfin
en copi
Translations
large East Asian cyprinid
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 亞洲鯉魚 yà zhōu lǐ yú
Vietnamese: vi cá chép á đông
en Cyprinids Asia