Dictionary  carpPronunciation: (kärp), [key] —v.i. to find fault or complain querulously or unreasonably; be niggling in criticizing; cavil: to carp at minor errors. —n. a peevish complaint. carpPronunciation: (kärp), [key] —n., —pl. (esp. collectively) carp, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) carps. 1. a large freshwater cyprinid fish, Cyprinus carpio, native to Asia but widely introduced in tropical and temperate waters: an important food fish in many countries. 2. any of various other fishes of the family Cyprinidae. -carpa combining form occurring in compounds that denote a part of a fruit or fruiting body: endocarp. carp.carpentry. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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