crucian carp
[ kroo-shuh n ]
/ ˈkru ʃən /
noun
a common cyprinid, Carassius carassius, that closely resembles the wild form of goldfish, occurring in streams in most parts of Europe and northern Asia.
Nearby words
cruces, crucial, cruciality, crucially, crucian, crucian carp, cruciate, cruciate anastomosis, cruciate ligament, cruciate ligament of knee, cruciate muscle
Origin of crucian carp
1755–65; earlier crusion, probably < Low German (with plural ending -en interpreted as singular) Krunsch, Kruutsch, Middle Low German Karûsse (compare Dutch Karuts, German Karausche), perhaps ultimately < Latin coracīnus < Greek korakînos a fish of the Nile
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