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English Dictionary: crucian carp by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
crucian carp
n
  1. European carp closely resembling wild goldfish [syn: crucian carp, Carassius carassius, Carassius vulgaris]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Crucian carp \Cru"cian carp`\ (-shan k?rp`). [Cf. Sw. karussa,
      G. karausche, F. carousse, -assin, corassin, LL. coracinus,
      Gr. [?][?][?][?][?] a sort of fish.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A kind of European carp ({Carasius vulgaris}), inferior to
      the common carp; -- called also {German carp}.
  
      Note: The gibel or Prussian carp is now generally considered
               a variety of the crucian carp, or perhaps a hybrid
               between it and the common carp.
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