carp
English Thesaurus
1. any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | cyprinid, cyprinid fish, |
| definition | : | soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | cyprinus carpio, domestic carp, |
| definition | : | large Old World freshwater bottom-feeding fish introduced into Europe from Asia; inhabits ponds and sluggish streams and often raised for food; introduced into United States where it has become a pest (noun.animal) |
2. the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised (noun.food)
| hypernym | : | freshwater fish, |
| definition | : | flesh of fish from fresh water used as food (noun.food) |
| part meronym | : | cyprinus carpio, domestic carp, |
| definition | : | large Old World freshwater bottom-feeding fish introduced into Europe from Asia; inhabits ponds and sluggish streams and often raised for food; introduced into United States where it has become a pest (noun.animal) |
3. raise trivial objections (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | object, |
| definition | : | express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | cavil, quibble, quiddity, |
| definition | : | an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | carper, niggler, |
| definition | : | someone who constantly criticizes in a petty way (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | cavil, quibble, quiddity, |
| definition | : | an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | carper, niggler, |
| definition | : | someone who constantly criticizes in a petty way (noun.person) |
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