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Definition of grass carp
grass carp
Plural:grass carp
grass carp Lexical Profile
CEFR
C1
Grade
8
Tier
3
Usage
Rare
• noun
1
A large, herbivorous freshwater fish native to eastern Asia, widely cultivated for food and introduced globally into rivers and lakes to control the growth of aquatic weeds.
Example
"The local environmental agency released hundreds of grass carp into the reservoir to naturally manage the invasive aquatic vegetation."
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Historical frequency of usage in published text.
180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Grass carp. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 16, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/grass carp