| 单词 | crucian carp |
| 释义 | > as lemmascrucian carp A species of fish, a native of Central Europe, now naturalized in England, of a deep yellow colour, also called crucian carp, and (when lean) German carp or Prussian carp; it is closely allied to the Carp, but with the Goldfish is now generally placed in a distinct genus Carassius, being C. carassius. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Salmoniformes (salmon or trout) > superorder Ostariophysi or order Cypriniformes > [noun] > suborder Cyprinoidei > family Cyprinidae (minnows and carps) > carassius auratus (gold-fish) goldfish1752 crucian1763 gold carp1765 crusoe1799 telescope-eye1848 telescope goldfish1880 shubunkin1917 lion-head1928 Oranda1928 1763 C. Smart Song to David lvii And by the coasting reader spy'd, the silverlings and crusions glide, For Adoration gilt. 1772 Philos. Trans. 1771 (Royal Soc.) 61 318 Sometimes crusians and carp, or tench and carp, [are] put together in a pond. 1836 W. Yarrell Hist. Brit. Fishes I. 311 The Crucian Carp is found in some of the ponds about London. In Warwickshire it is called Crouger. 1880 A. Günther Introd. Study of Fishes 591 The Crucian Carp (Carassius carassius) is much subject to variation of form; very lean examples are commonly called ‘Prussian Carps’. < as lemmas |
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