A tall freshwater fish from the species Cyprinus carpio with a high back, original from Asia.
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Examples for "carp"
Examples for "carp"
1Again the line tightened and again the carp turned to the shore.
2Stew the carp in red wine, drain, and place on a platter.
3Enormous prices were paid for carp, the favorite dish of the Romans.
4The carp were now fighting for the very last bit of bread.
5There's a picture of a carp on the sign at the inn.
1Seroconversion was measured in common carp and goldfish but not in Atlantic salmon.
2This fish is much bolder and a more free feeder than the common carp.
3Our analyses clarify the phylogenetic position of the paternal and maternal ancestors for the common carp and goldfish.
4The diploid hybrid between common carp and crucian carp reproduces an unreduced nucleus consisting of two parental genomes.
5It is a much bolder-feeding and gamer fish than the common carp, and is just as easy to introduce.
1'The pike in the European carp-pond,' said Bismarck once, 'prevent us from becoming carp.
2The pikes in the European carp-pond are keeping us from being carps by making us feel their teeth on both sides.
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