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Meanings of domestic carp in английском

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.

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        Examples for "Cyprinus carpio"
        Examples for "Cyprinus carpio"
        1
        Common carp ( Cyprinus carpio) has an outstanding economic importance in freshwater aquaculture due to its high adaptive capacity to both food and environment.
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        2
        Attempts were made to elucidate the structure of the toxin isolated from the bile of carp Cyprinus carpio, which is possibly responsible for carp poisoning.
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        3
        The uptake of cadmium by the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, was studied in chemically defined freshwater in the absence and presence of commercial humic acid.
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