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characid

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char⋅a⋅cin

  [kar-uh-sin]
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–noun
any freshwater fish of the family Characidae, of Africa and Central and South America.
Also, char⋅a⋅cid.

Origin:
1880–85; < NL Characinidae name of family, equiv. to Characin(us) the genus (charac- (< Gk charak-, s. of chárax pointed stake, a sea fish) + -inus -in 1 ) + -idae -idae
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char·a·cin   (kār'ə-sĭn)   
n.  See tetra.

[From New Latin Characinidae, former family name, from Greek kharax, kharak-, a kind of fish.]
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