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-carp

noun combining form

Definition of -CARP

:  part of a fruit <mesocarp> :  fruit <schizocarp>
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Origin of -CARP

New Latin -carpium, from Greek -karpion, from karpos

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21 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. -carp
  2. carp
  3. carp-
  4. carp dropsy
  5. carp louse
  6. Asian carp
  7. bighead carp
  8. black carp
  9. crucian carp
  10. German carp
  11. gold carp
  12. grass carp
  13. king carp
  14. leather carp
  15. mirror carp
  16. Prussian carp
  17. red carp
  18. scale carp
  19. sea carp
  20. silver carp
  21. white carp
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