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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. European carp closely resembling wild goldfish;
[syn: crucian carp, Carassius carassius, Carassius vulgaris]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Crucian carp \Cru"cian carp`\ (-shan k?rp`). [Cf. Sw. karussa, G. karausche, F. carousse, -assin, corassin, LL. coracinus, Gr. ????? a sort of fish.] (Zool.) A kind of European carp (Carasius vulgaris), inferior to the common carp; -- called also German carp. [1913 Webster] Note: The gibel or Prussian carp is now generally considered a variety of the crucian carp, or perhaps a hybrid between it and the common carp. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

crucian carp n 1: European carp closely resembling wild goldfish [syn: crucian carp, Carassius carassius, Carassius vulgaris]