flying carp

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Etymology

The fish leaps high out of the water when frightened.

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.

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