plural copi
: asian carp
Illinois has launched a new offensive in the war on invasive Asian carp. … On Wednesday, Illinois officials announced a new name for the carp, which is actually an umbrella name for bighead, black, grass and silver carp. They will now be referred to collectively as copi.—Patti Wetli
It's "copi," short for "copious," which the fish certainly are in Illinois's waterways. … The new moniker's main goal is to encourage people to eat the fish, whose decades-old status as a nuisance species has proved to be a roadblock for prospective diners. But some also saw xenophobic undertones in the old name, and the change comes amid a wider shift to banish offensive terms for everything from insects and birds to mountains.—Christian Elliott
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