koi
any of various colorful cultivated forms of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, apparently originating in Japan and other parts of eastern temperate Asia.
Origin of koi
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How to use koi in a sentence
I infer from this that Dan Kois is not afflicted with lower back trouble.
Luckily, there is another option available for people like me and Dan Kois: extra legroom seats.
Some of the present members of the families are anxious to be re-admitted to the society and privileges of the neighbouring Kois.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India | Edgar ThurstonThe jungles in which they reside are very unhealthy, and the Kois seem almost to a man to suffer from chronic fever.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India | Edgar ThurstonThe Kois have very amusing stories as to how the hair from the tail of the yak is obtained.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India | Edgar Thurston
I find they are really Kois, whose grandfathers had a quarrel with, and separated from, their neighbours.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India | Edgar Thurston
British Dictionary definitions for koi
/ (kɔɪ) /
any of various ornamental forms of the common carp
Origin of koi
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