Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A short, thick, broad fish, of a deep-yellow color, the Carassius carassius, or German carp, of the family Cyprinidæ.
- Noting those stars which have a spectrum of the type of that of
β Crucis, of which the most extraordinary character is the presence of many oxygen lines.
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- noun A small greenish-brown
carp , Carassius carassius, that is farmed in parts of Europe
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Examples
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In addition to these extraordinary respiratory adaptations, the crucian carp is the only vertebrate known to be able to change its body morphology to avoid being predated – a mechanism induced by alarm substances sent out by fellow crucian carp when they are in the process of being eaten.
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In the crucian carp, the brain electrical activity is at least maintained to a degree that allows continued activity, although some senses are temporarily tuned down.
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While the anoxic GABA release is much smaller and more variable in the crucian carp brain than in the turtle brain, a massive GABA release may be used by the crucian carp as a second line of defence for neurons suffering energy deficiency.
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The crucian carp is actually a fairly common fish in Europe and also in Asia.
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In contrast to anoxia-tolerant turtles, the crucian carp remains active during anoxia, albeit at a reduced level.
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By maintaining activity during anoxia, the crucian carp could be able to seek out oxygen rather than having to wait for it to arrive — the only option for the comatose turtle.
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Perhaps then the question I should have asked would be: What might be an example of an environment or circumstance which is unusually anoxic and in which crucian carp would be likely to find themselves?
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The crucian carp is said to grow at a moderate speed.
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Among the known feats of the crucian carp is to go hibernating in the bottom mud of shallow lakes and ponds where the water may freeze completely.
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A9.13 The crucian carp – plain looking but truly extraordinary G.E. Nilsson University of Oslo
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qroqqa commented on the word crucian
Besides, the land is wonderful there, there are no neighbours, crucians are in the size of a whale shark and strawberry in the size of a water-melon.
—Yulia Tymoshenko website
I love you dearly, Yulia, truly I do, but you need to hire some native speakers as translators.
December 10, 2008