Clipping of copious, Coined by Illinois Department of Natural Resources in 2022 in reference of the abundance of Asian carp as well as to give it a less racist name.

copi (plural copi)

1. (chiefly Illinois) Asian carp
   • 2022 June 22, Patti Wetli, “Introducing Copi, the Fish Formerly Known as Asian Carp”, in WTTW‎^[1]:

     Now imagine if copi becomes the new tuna or tilapia or shrimp. Skyrocketing demand could encourage a surge in fishing, which in turn could help restore some semblance of ecological balance in rivers up and down the Mississippi watershed.

   • 2022 June 22, John Flesher, “A ‘copi’ fillet? Illinois hopes new name for ‘invasive carp’ will convince diners”, in PBS‎^[2]:

     You’re in the mood for fish and your server suggests a dish of invasive carp. Ugh, you might say. But how about broiled copi, fresh from the Mississippi River?

   • 2022 July 1, Chris Bentley, “If you can't beat 'em, eat 'em: Illinois fisheries rebrand the invasive Asian carp”, in WBUR‎^[3]:

     That may as well be the new battle cry for Illinois fishery managers trying to rebrand four invasive species of Asian carp as copi.

   • 2022 August 14, Christian Elliot, “This Invasive Fish Got an Anti-Racist Rebrand”, in Sierra‎^[4]:

     It’s “copi,” short for “copious,” which the fish certainly are in Illinois’s waterways. Copi are actually four very different fish species native to China: grass, bighead, black, and silver carp.

• “copi”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

• COIP, ICOP, IOPC, Pico, pico, pico-

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.pi/
• Rhymes: -ɔpi
• Hyphenation: cò‧pi

copi

1. inflection of copiare:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   3. third-person singular imperative

• Pico

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkoː.piː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈkɔː.pi]

cōpī

1. dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of cōps

Borrowed from English copy.

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔpɪ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔpi/
• Rhymes: -ɔpɪ

copi m (plural copïau)

1. copy
2. copybook

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