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CARASSIUS CARASSIUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Carassius carassius mean? 

CARASSIUS CARASSIUS (noun)
  The noun CARASSIUS CARASSIUS has 1 sense:

1. European carp closely resembling wild goldfishplay

  Familiarity information: CARASSIUS CARASSIUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CARASSIUS CARASSIUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

European carp closely resembling wild goldfish

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Carassius carassius; Carassius vulgaris; crucian carp

Hypernyms ("Carassius carassius" is a kind of...):

cyprinid; cyprinid fish (soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales)

Holonyms ("Carassius carassius" is a member of...):

Carassius; genus Carassius (goldfish)


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