Crucian

Crucian

The term Crucian may mean:

  • A person from St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. The term is also spelled Cruzan in the Virgin Islands. As in "Cruzan Rum" etc.
  • The form of Virgin Islands Creole, an English-based West Indian dialect, spoken on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.
  • Crucian carp, a freshwater fish

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  • crucian — noun see crucian carp …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • crucian — n. crucian carp, small Eurasian carp (has a dark green back, golden yellow sides and reddish fins) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Crucian carp — is also used for the genus Carassius as a whole. Crucian carp Conservation status …   Wikipedia

  • Crucian carp — Cru cian carp ( shan k?rp ). [Cf. Sw. karussa, G. karausche, F. carousse, assin, corassin, LL. coracinus, Gr. ????? a sort of fish.] (Zo[ o]l.) A kind of European carp ({Carasius vulgaris}), inferior to the common carp; called also {German carp} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • crucian carp — noun European carp closely resembling wild goldfish • Syn: ↑Carassius carassius, ↑Carassius vulgaris • Hypernyms: ↑cyprinid, ↑cyprinid fish • Member Holonyms: ↑Carassius, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • crucian carp — noun Etymology: modification of Low German karuse, from Middle Low German karusse, perhaps of Baltic origin; akin to Lithuanian karušis carp Date: 1836 a European cyprinid fish (Carassius carassius) called also crucian …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • crucian carps — paprastieji karosai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas gentis atitikmenys: lot. Carassius angl. crucian carps rus. караси ryšiai: platesnis terminas – karpinės siauresnis terminas – auksinis karosas siauresnis terminas –… …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • crucian carp — auksinis karosas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Carassius carassius angl. crucian carp rus. золотой карась; обыкновенный карась ryšiai: platesnis terminas – paprastieji karosai …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • crucian — noun A small greenish brown carp, Carassius carassius, that is farmed in parts of Europe …   Wiktionary

  • crucian — cru·cian …   English syllables

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