"flying carp" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flying carps [plural]
Etymology: The fish leaps high out of the water when frightened. Head templates: {{en-noun}} flying carp (plural flying carps)
  1. A fish of the species Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, native to east Asia, cultivated as a food fish, highly invasive in US, also known as a silver carp. Categories (lifeform): Cyprinids Synonyms (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix): silver carp

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