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grass carp

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A freshwater fish species of the family Cyprinidae (Ctenopharyngodon idella), native to eastern Asia.

Equivalents

Portuguêscarpa-capim
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Bosanskibijeli amur
Hrvatskibijeli amur
日本語草魚
한국어초어
Nederlandsgraskarper
Русскийбелый амур
Српскиbijeli amur

Examples

The main fish species in freshwater ponds in China are silver carp, bighead carp, grass carp, common carp, crucian carp, black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus), mud carp (Cirrhinus molitorella), etc. According to their live habitat, they can be divided relatively into pelagic and benthic fish.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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