carp

→ Welsh: carp

From Late Middle English carpe (“the common carp (Cyprinus carpio)”), from Old French carpe, from Late Latin carpa, possibly from Proto-West Germanic *karpo (possibly due to the introduction from the fish from the Danube into England in the 14th century; whence Middle Low German karpe and Old High German charpho, karpho); further etymology unknown.

inh

The Carp is a ſtately, a good, and a ſubtle fiſh, a fiſh that hath not (as it is ſaid) been long in England, but ſaid to be by one Mr. Maſcall (a Gentleman then living at Plumſted in Suſſex) brought into this Nation: […] Carps and Loches are obſerved to breed ſeveral months in one year, vvhich moſt other fiſh do not, and it is the rather believed, becauſe you ſhall ſcarce or never take a Male Carp vvithout a Melt, or a Female vvithout a Roe or Spavvn; […]

1653, Iz[aak] Wa[lton], chapter VIII, in The Compleat Angler or The Contemplative Man’s Recreation. Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing, […], London: […] T. Maxey for Rich[ard] Marriot, […], →OCLC; reprinted as The Compleat Angler (Homo Ludens; 6), Nieuwkoop, South Holland, Netherlands: Miland Publishers, 1969, →ISBN, pages 161–162:

Cyprinus carpio
Cyprinus carpio#Translingual

Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae; specifically the common carp, Cyprinus carpio.

wôbhagas

any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae


goldfish

en-noun

goldfish (plural goldfish or goldfishes)

For the children's fair we'll have a few games they can play, so that each child "wins" a goldfish as a prize.

Carassius auratus
Carassius auratus#Translingual

A type of small fish, Carassius auratus, typically orange-colored.

golüdafit (original Volapük, Volapük rigik)


silverfish

silverfish (plural silverfish or silverfishes)

silverfish (plural)
silverfishes (plural)

From silver + fish: from its appearance, in the case of the insect.

Silver fish (fish)
Silverfish (disambiguation)
silverfish

Megalops atlanticus (Atlantic tarpon, tarpum).


koi

We sense that while it might be wonderful for Krystle and Alexis to have a catfight in a koi pond, it would be inappropriate for Joan to smack Linda with a koi.

1985 September 2, Joe Klein, quoting Douglas S. Cramer, “The Real Star of ‘Dynasty’”, in New York, page 34:

Ornamental domesticated varieties of the Amur carp (Cyprinus rubrofuscus), of Japan and eastern Asia with red-gold or white coloring.


fantail

Any of several birds, of the genus Rhipidura, from Asia, Australia and New Zealand.


sazan

From Russian саза́н (sazán), from Turkic, from Proto-Turkic *siāŕgan (“carp; snake, dragon”).

der

A fish (Cyprinus carpio) in the Cyprinidae family. It is native to Sea of Azov, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Aral Sea, Balkhash lake, Amour river.


crucian carp

en-noun

crucian carp (usually uncountable, plural crucian carps)

Carassius carassius
Carassius carassius#Translingual

Carassius carassius, a species of carp found in northern Europe and northern Asia.

A fish of any species in genus Carassius.


common carp

common carp (plural common carps or common carp)

common carps (plural)
common carp (plural)

A fish in the carp family, of species Cyprinus carpio.


goldie

Incredibly, the reactions of the dogs differed between the instances. […] "It's the pursed lips that do it for me," said another comment: "My goldie used to do the same."

2022 July 5, Alice Gibbs, “Golden Retriever's Reaction to Missing Snack Time Delights Internet”, in Newsweek:

Something which is golden in color.
(informal) A Golden Retriever.

Something which is golden in color.
A Golden Retriever.


oranda

A goldfish characterized by a prominent raspberry-like hood encasing its head.


crucian

From Low German karusse, karutze, possibly from Medieval Latin coracinus (“kind of river fish”). Also compare German Karausche.

der

A small greenish-brown carp, Carassius carassius, farmed in parts of Europe.


shubunkin

en-noun

shubunkin (plural shubunkins or shubunkin)

/ʃuːˈbʊŋkɪn/


yellowfish

yellowfish (plural yellowfishes or yellowfish)

yellowfishes (plural)
yellowfish (plural)

Certain species of the genus Labeobarbus of mid-sized ray-finned fish.


singletail

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-singletail.wav

A variety of goldfish with an undivided tail.


nigorobuna

Borrowed from Japanese ニゴロブナ (nigorobuna) (also written 煮頃鮒, 似五郎鮒, にごろぶな).

A freshwater ray-finned fish (Carassius auratus grandoculis), a wild subspecies of goldfish endemic to Japan, its habitat limited to Lake Biwa and environs.


mirror carp

mirror carp (plural mirror carps or mirror carp)

mirror carps (plural)
mirror carp (plural)

From the resemblance of their large scales to mirrors.

A form of carp with irregular and patchy scaling.


Japanese crucian carp

Japanese crucian carp (plural Japanese crucian carps)

Carassius cuvieri
Carassius cuvieri#Translingual

A species of crucian carp, Carassius cuvieri, found in Japan and as an introduced species in Taiwan.


invasive carp

invasive carp (plural invasive carp or invasive carps)

invasive carp (plural)
invasive carps (plural)

Minnesota’s governor recently signed a new bill into law that renames the “Asian carp” because the Asian community might find it offensive. / CBS reported that the bill, passed by the Senate in April and signed by the governor in late May, came about “in response to concern by some people that the current term casts people from Asian cultures in a negative light.” / The new name: “Invasive carp,” Mediaite reported.

2014 June 23, Cheryl K. Chumley, “Minnesota renames the ‘Asian carp’ to avoid hurting Asians’ feelings”, in The Washington Times:


veiltail

A variety of goldfish with a long, flowing double tail and high sail-like dorsal fin.


twintail

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-twintail.wav

From twin + tail. Sense 2 is a calque of Japanese ツインテール (tsuintēru).

A variety of goldfish with the tail divided into two parts.

(fandom slang, chiefly anime and manga) Either of a pair of unbraided tails worn on the sides of the head; an unbraided pigtail.

(in the plural) A hairstyle with a pair of twintails; unbraided pigtails.


kawachibuna

Borrowed from Japanese 河内鮒 (kawachibuna).

The Japanese white crucian carp, Carassius cuvieri.


koi carp

Meanwhile, NR faced an unexpected challenge when a night watchman spotted several Koi Carp swimming in floodwater close to the railway, after they had escaped from a nearby private residence. Wilson says the owner was eventually traced, and the fish were safely returned "after enjoying swimming around in a 3,000-acre lake".

2020 May 20, Paul Stephen, “NR beats floods to secure tracks to Drax”, in Rail, page 59:


bekko

A koi carp with black markings on white, red or yellow skin.


Cape whitefish

Cape whitefish (plural Cape whitefishes)

A carp of species Pseudobarbus capensis.


giant barb

Catlocarpio siamensis, a species of fish.


ranchu

Borrowed from Japanese 蘭(らん)鋳(ちゅう) (ranchū).

A variety of hooded goldfish native to Japan, which lacks a dorsal fin.