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crucian carp

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Carassius carassius, a species of carp found in northern Europe and northern Asia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A fish of any species in genus Carassius.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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3

noun

Meaning 3

European carp closely resembling wild goldfish

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Carassius carassius, Carassius vulgaris

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cyprinid, cyprinid fish

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Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bashkir: табан (taban) — Carassius carassius
  • Bulgarian: каракуда (karakuda) — Carassius carassius
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鯽魚 /鲫鱼 (jìyú) — Carassius carassius
  • Czech: karas — Carassius carassius
  • Danish: karusse — Carassius carassius
  • Dutch: kroeskarper — Carassius carassius
  • Estonian: koger — Carassius carassius
  • Finnish: ruutana — Carassius carassius
  • French: carassin — Carassius carassius
  • German: Karausche — Carassius carassius
  • Greek: πεταλούδα (petaloúda) — Carassius carassius
  • Hungarian: kárász — Carassius carassius
  • Ingrian: karassi — Carassius carassius
  • Ingrian: karassikala — Carassius carassius
  • Italian: carassio — Carassius carassius
  • Japanese: ヨーロッパ鮒 (yōroppabuna) — Carassius carassius
  • Kazakh: мөңке (möñke) — Carassius carassius
  • Korean: 붕어 (bung'eo) — Carassius carassius
  • Luxembourgish: Karausch — Carassius carassius
  • Macedonian: караш (karaš) — Carassius carassius
  • Northern Mansi: тӯрхул (tūrhul) — Carassius carassius
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: karuss — Carassius carassius
  • Okinawan: 田魚 (tā'iyu) — Carassius carassius
  • Polish: karaś pospolity — Carassius carassius
  • Polish: karaś — Carassius carassius
  • Portuguese: pimpão comum — Carassius carassius
  • Russian: кара́сь (karásʹ) — Carassius carassius
  • Spanish: carpín — Carassius carassius
  • Swedish: ruda — Carassius carassius
  • Turkish: havuz balığı — Carassius carassius
  • Ukrainian: кара́сь (karásʹ) — Carassius carassius
  • Vietnamese: cá giếc — Carassius carassius
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鯽魚 /鲫鱼 (jìyú) — Carassius
  • Finnish: ruutana — Carassius
  • Japanese: 鮒 (funa) — Carassius
  • Korean: 붕어 (bung'eo) — Carassius
  • Macedonian: караш (karaš) — Carassius
  • Russian: кара́сь (karásʹ) — Carassius