grass carp
English edit
Etymology edit
Partial calque of Chinese 草魚/草鱼 (cǎoyú, literally “grass fish”).
Noun edit
grass carp (plural grass carp or grass carps)
- A freshwater fish species of the family Cyprinidae (Ctenopharyngodon idella), native to eastern Asia.
Synonyms edit
- white amur (US)