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the fish that survives where everything else gives up and dies
means To complain or find fault persistently and pettily about small things; also, separately, a hardy freshwater fish.
from Two unrelated words sharing a spelling. The fish-name 'carp' came through Old French 'carpe' from Late Latin 'carpa', possibly with roots further east in Europe where the fish was farmed. The verb 'carp', meaning to nag or grumble, comes from Old Norse 'karpa' (to brag or wrangle), later colored by Latin 'carpere' (to pluck or pull apart) — to carp is to keep picking at something.
- air gulper
- Can breathe surface air in oxygen-starved water
- long haul
- Some live over 40 years
- koi cousin
- Pampered koi are just fancy domesticated carp
- toothless biter
- Crushes food with teeth in their throats
- invasion force
- Asian carp leap clean out of water
common carp — invasive species in australia causing $5 billion in ecosystem damage annually
koi carp — ornamental fish bred in japan, some specimens selling for over $2 million
grass carp — used for aquatic weed control in europe and north america since the 1960s