Common name of Cyprinus carpio
 
Common name Common carp
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Canada
Locality
Ref. Coad, B.W., 1995
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st modifier mod. for abundance
2nd modifier
Remarks 'Common', i.e., implies usual every frequency of occurrence (p. 265 in Ref. 11978); 'carp' from Old French 'carpe' from Latin 'carpa' (p. 98 in Ref. 11979).
 
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