Phrase Hound found 25 phrases and 66 compound words that contain carp. The most common are listed below. Open carp in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 25
- crucian carpCarassius carassius, a species of carp found in northern Europe and northern Asia.
- common carpA fish in the carp family, of species Cyprinus carpio.
- silver carpA fish of the species Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, native to East Asia, cultivated as a food fish.
- grass carpA freshwater fish species of the family Cyprinidae (Ctenopharyngodon idella), native to eastern Asia.
- carp breamA species of freshwater bream, Abramis brama.
- bighead carpAny of the species of genus Hypophthalmichthys, a genus of fish having a large, scaleless head, a large mouth, and eyes located very low on the head
- Asian carpAny of various species of heavy-bodied cyprinid fish from East Asia.
- black carpMylopharyngodon piceus, a cyprinid fish native to East Asia, cultivated for food and traditional Chinese medicine.
- Japanese crucian carpA species of crucian carp, Carassius cuvieri, found in Japan and as an introduced species in Taiwan.
- invasive carpUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see invasive, carp.
- mud carpA species of ray-finned fish (Cirrhinus molitorella).
- koi carpSynonym of koi: Ornamental domesticated varieties of the Amur carp (Cyprinus rubrofuscus), of Japan and eastern Asia with red-gold or white coloring.
- carp louseA small crustacean of the family Argulidae, parasitic on fishes.
- flying carpA fish of the species Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, native to east Asia, cultivated as a food fish, highly invasive in US, also known as a silver carp.
- German carpmirror carp
- Indian carpCirrhinus cirrhosus
- leather carpA scaleless carp.
- mirror carpA form of carp with irregular and patchy scaling.
- river carpThe common carp.
- sabre carpA fish, the ziege (Pelecus cultratus).
- carp liceplural of carp louse: A small crustacean of the family Argulidae, parasitic on fishes.
- Prussian carpA member of the family Cyprinidae, which includes other fish such as the common carp, goldfish, and the smaller minnows.
- holy carpEuphemistic form of holy crap.
- carp poxSynonym of fishpox: A common type of herpesvirus affecting cyprinids, resulting in waxy lesions and other skin deformities.
- carp breamsplural of carp bream: A species of freshwater bream, Abramis brama.
Compound words 66
- endocarpThe woody inner layer of the pericarp of some fruits that contains the seed: the tissue (uncountable) or the structure that it composes (countable).
- mesocarpThe middle layer of the pericarp of a fruit. In many fruits such as drupes and tomatoes, the mesocarp is fleshy
- exocarpThe outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits; the skin or epicarp.
- schizocarpA dry fruit that develops from multiple carpels and splits into multiple, one-seeded mericarps at maturity
- mericarpAn individual carpel of a schizocarp, having a single seed
- sarcocarpThe mesocarp (fleshy middle layer of the pericarp of a fruit).
- podocarpAny of several coniferous trees, of the genus Podocarpus, from the southern hemisphere.
- archicarpThe female reproductive structure of an ascomycete.
- angiocarpAn angiocarpous fruit
- lithocarpA fossilised fruit