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Definition of mirror carp
mirror carp
Plural:mirror carp
• noun
1
A cultivated variety of the common carp (Cyprinus carpio) characterized by having very few, unusually large, and highly reflective scales irregularly distributed along its sides.
Example
"The angler carefully weighed the thirty-pound mirror carp before releasing it back into the lake."
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Mirror carp. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/mirror-carp