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CARASSIUS CARASSIUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
European carp closely resembling wild goldfish
Synonyms:
Carassius carassius; Carassius vulgaris; crucian carp
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Carassius carassius" is a kind of...):
cyprinid; cyprinid fish (soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales)
Holonyms ("Carassius carassius" is a member of...):
Carassius; genus Carassius (goldfish)