crucian

crucian
[ˈkruːʃ(ə)n]
(亦作 crucian carp)
noun
  1. a small olive-green to reddish-brown European carp of still or slow-moving waters, important as a farmed fish in eastern Europe
    欧洲鲫鱼
  2. Carassius carassius, family Cyprinidae
    拉丁名Carassius carassius,鲤科
语源
  1. mid 18th cent.: from Low German karusse, karutze, perhaps based on Latin coracinus, from Greek korax 'raven', also denoting a black fish found in the Nile
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