carp

Noun

1. the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised
   • Less specific
     • freshwater fish
   • Part of
     • domestic carp
     • Cyprinus carpio
2. any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae
   • Less specific
     • cyprinid
     • cyprinid fish
   • More specific
     • domestic carp
     • Cyprinus carpio
   • Member of
     • Cyprinidae
     • family Cyprinidae

Verb

1. raise trivial objections
   • Synonyms
     • cavil
     • chicane
   • Less specific
     • object
   • Related
     • carper
     • niggler
     • quibbler
     • caviller
     • caviler
     • pettifogger
     • quibbler
     • caviller
     • caviler
     • pettifogger
     • quibble
     • quiddity
     • cavil

From LookUp: Noun

1. Fish a deep-bodied freshwater fish, typically with barbels around the mouth. Carp are farmed for food in some parts of the world and are widely kept in large ponds.

Technical Note: Family Cyprinidae (the minnow family): several genera and species, including the common carp (Cyprinus carpio) and silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix). The family includes the majority of freshwater fishes in Eurasia, Africa, and North and Central America

Verb

Verb

1. complain or find fault continually about trivial matters I don't want to carp about the way you did it | he was constantly carping at me

Noun