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koi
[ koi ]
noun
- any of various colorful cultivated forms of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, apparently originating in Japan and other parts of eastern temperate Asia.
koi
/ ɔɪ /
noun
- any of various ornamental forms of the common carp
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of koi1
1720–30; < Japanese, earlier kowi < kofi, Old Japanese kwofi < *kwopi carp
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of koi1
Japanese
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“Unfortunately,” Davis said, “there were cats and chickens, and lots of koi.”
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No koi fish rose to the surface to greet her.
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There was nothing left of her unit, but the complex’s koi pond survived, along with the fish.
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The rock waterfall and koi pond built by a previous owner was choked with ash and once-smoldering logs firefighters threw in the water to stop them from reigniting.
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Near the house, a couple of koi as big as human babies lurch out of their long, raised pool for a head pat and their favorite treat — slices of watermelon.
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