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silver carp

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A fish of the species Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, native to East Asia, cultivated as a food fish.

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 白鰱 /白鲢 (báilián) — Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
  • Dutch: zilverkarper — Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
  • Finnish: hopeakarppi — Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
  • German: Silberkarpfen — Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
  • Japanese: 白鰱 (hakuren) — Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
  • Korean: 백련어 (baengnyeoneo) — Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
  • Polish: tołpyga — Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
  • Polish: tołpyga biała — Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
  • Portuguese: carpa prateada — Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
  • Russian: бе́лый толстоло́бик (bélyj tolstolóbik) — Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
  • Russian: обыкнове́нный толстоло́бик (obyknovénnyj tolstolóbik) — Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
  • Russian: толстоло́бик (tolstolóbik) — Hypophthalmichthys molitrix