Definitions
Freshwater fish often raised for food.
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“Like scaly carp and feathered swan To nature's world we do belong.”
“Illinois took the initiative in renaming the Asian carp given the state’s position as a sort of “last stand” against the carp entering the Great Lakes.”
“Here agayne Seruetto carpeth, yͭ God did beare the perſon of an Angel. As thoughe the Prophete did not confirme that whiche Moſes had ſaied: why doeſt thou aſke me of my name?”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Pond fish”4 letters
02“Raised food fish”4 letters
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