'Crucian carp' definitions:
Definition of 'crucian carp'
(from WordNet)
noun
European carp closely resembling wild goldfish [syn: crucian carp, Carassius carassius, Carassius vulgaris]
Definition of 'Crucian carp'
From: GCIDE
- Crucian carp \Cru"cian carp`\ (-shan k?rp`). [Cf. Sw. karussa, G. karausche, F. carousse, -assin, corassin, LL. coracinus, Gr. ????? a sort of fish.] (Zool.) A kind of European carp (Carasius vulgaris), inferior to the common carp; -- called also German carp. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The gibel or Prussian carp is now generally considered a variety of the crucian carp, or perhaps a hybrid between it and the common carp. [1913 Webster]