A type of carp (fish) found in Central and Eastern Europe and western Asia, also called crucian carp.
From German Giebel, ultimately from Slavic languages of Eastern Europe where this fish is commonly found. The word traveled into German naturalist terminology and then into English scientific texts.
The gibel is basically the Eastern European goldfish—it can survive freezing in ice and breathe in almost oxygen-free water, making it incredibly hardy!
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