Meanings
nounbighead carp (plural bighead carps or bighead carp)
plural bighead carps
- Any of the species in the genus Hypophthalmichthys, a genus of fish having a large, scaleless head, a large mouth, and eyes located very low on the head.
- In particular, Hypophthalmichthys nobilis, the species reaching the largest size, native to east Asia.
Synonyms & antonyms
Hypophthalmichthys
Similar
bigheaded carp
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 鱅魚 /鳙鱼, 胖頭魚 /胖头鱼
- 鱅魚 /鳙鱼 (yōngyú)Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
- 胖頭魚 /胖头鱼 (pàngtóuyú)Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
- 花鰱 /花鲢 (huālián)Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
Dutch grootkopkarper
- grootkopkarperHypophthalmichthys nobilis
Estonian jämepea, pakslaup
- jämepeaHypophthalmichthys nobilis
- pakslaupfish of the genus Hypophthalmichthys
Finnish marmoripaksuotsa, paksuotsa
- marmoripaksuotsaHypophthalmichthys nobilis
- paksuotsafish of the genus Hypophthalmichthys
German Marmorkarpfen
- MarmorkarpfenHypophthalmichthys nobilis
Japanese 黒鰱
- 黒鰱 (kokuren)Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
Korean 대두어
- 대두어 (daedueo)Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
Polish tołpyga, tołpyga pstra
- tołpygaHypophthalmichthys nobilis
- tołpyga pstraHypophthalmichthys nobilis
Russian пёстрый толстоло́бик, ю́жный толстоло́бик
- пёстрый толстоло́бик (pjóstryj tolstolóbik)Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
- ю́жный толстоло́бик (júžnyj tolstolóbik)Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
Turkish kocabaş sazan, mermer sazanı
- kocabaş sazanHypophthalmichthys nobilis
- mermer sazanıHypophthalmichthys nobilis
Cite this entry
APA
bighead carp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bighead%20carp
MLA
“bighead carp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bighead%20carp. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bighead carp,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bighead%20carp.
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