- crucian
- noun see crucian carp
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
crucian
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Crucian — The term Crucian may mean: A person from St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. The term is also spelled Cruzan in the Virgin Islands. As in Cruzan Rum etc. The form of Virgin Islands Creole, an English based West Indian dialect, spoken on St. Croix,… … Wikipedia
crucian — n. crucian carp, small Eurasian carp (has a dark green back, golden yellow sides and reddish fins) … English contemporary dictionary
Crucian carp — is also used for the genus Carassius as a whole. Crucian carp Conservation status … Wikipedia
Crucian carp — Cru cian carp ( shan k?rp ). [Cf. Sw. karussa, G. karausche, F. carousse, assin, corassin, LL. coracinus, Gr. ????? a sort of fish.] (Zo[ o]l.) A kind of European carp ({Carasius vulgaris}), inferior to the common carp; called also {German carp} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crucian carp — noun European carp closely resembling wild goldfish • Syn: ↑Carassius carassius, ↑Carassius vulgaris • Hypernyms: ↑cyprinid, ↑cyprinid fish • Member Holonyms: ↑Carassius, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
crucian carp — noun Etymology: modification of Low German karuse, from Middle Low German karusse, perhaps of Baltic origin; akin to Lithuanian karušis carp Date: 1836 a European cyprinid fish (Carassius carassius) called also crucian … New Collegiate Dictionary
crucian carps — paprastieji karosai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas gentis atitikmenys: lot. Carassius angl. crucian carps rus. караси ryšiai: platesnis terminas – karpinės siauresnis terminas – auksinis karosas siauresnis terminas –… … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
crucian carp — auksinis karosas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Carassius carassius angl. crucian carp rus. золотой карась; обыкновенный карась ryšiai: platesnis terminas – paprastieji karosai … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
crucian — noun A small greenish brown carp, Carassius carassius, that is farmed in parts of Europe … Wiktionary
crucian — cru·cian … English syllables
