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carp

[kahrp] / kɑrp /


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The agency has been working with staff at Milton Country Park, near Cambridge, to develop one of its ponds into a haven for crucian carp, a protected native species in the UK.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

He’s also built a cage around the front of their inner tube, and gives everyone nets to catch the carp.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Fishermen and chefs report that Asian carp are actually delicious, though they are so bony they don’t make good filets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The firefighter has a side business taking tourists bow-fishing for the carp along the Illinois River, where he rigs nets around the boat for protection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The waters would subside very fast and in places the water would be so low that, as the carp swam back upstream, the backs of the fish would raise a furrow in the water.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya




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