Carp

Definition of Carp

Pronunciation: kärp
v. i.1.To talk; to speak; to prattle.
[imp. & p. p. Carped (kärpt); p. pr. & vb. n. Carping.]
2.To find fault; to cavil; to censure words or actions without reason or ill-naturedly; - usually followed by at.
Carping and caviling at faults of manner.
- Blackw. Mag.
And at my actions carp or catch.
- Herbert.
v. t.1.To say; to tell.
2.To find fault with; to censure.
n.1.(Zool.) A fresh-water herbivorous fish (Cyprinus carpio.). Several other species of Cyprinus, Catla, and Carassius are called carp. See Cruclan carp.
Carp louse
(Zool.) a small crustacean, of the genus Argulus, parasitic on carp and allied fishes. See Branchiura.
Carp mullet
(Zool.) a fish (Moxostoma carpio) of the Ohio River and Great Lakes, allied to the suckers.
Carp sucker
(Zool.) a name given to several species of fresh-water fishes of the genus Carpiodes in the United States; - called also quillback.

Related Words

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