carp

³carp

noun

plural carp or carps

Definition of CARP

1

: a large variable Asian soft-finned freshwater cyprinid fish (Cyprinus carpio) of sluggish waters that is often raised for food and has been widely introduced into United States waters; also : any of various related cyprinid fishes (as the grass carp)

2

: a fish (as the European sea bream) resembling a carp

Origin of CARP

Middle English carpe, from Middle French, from Late Latin carpa, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German karpfo carp

First Known Use: 15th century

Other Fishes Terms

char, chum, ichthyology, smelt, tetra, turbot