单词 | grass carp |
释义 | grass carp in American English a large, weed-eating carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) brought to the U.S. from E Asia to consume the plants in clogged waterways, lakes, etc.; white amur grass carp in American Englishnoun a large carp of the genus Ctenopharyngodon, of southern Chinese inland waters, that grazes on water weeds Word origin [1880–85]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: interface, irredentist, jackpot, quotation mark, regionalismExamples of 'grass carp' in a sentence |
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