characid
ə noun
any freshwater fish of the family Characidae, of Africa and Central and South America.
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characin or characid (ˈkærəsɪn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| any small carnivorous freshwater cyprinoid fish of the family Characidae, of Central and South America and Africa. They are similar to the carps but more brightly coloured | |
| [C19: from New Latin Characinidae, from characinus, from Greek kharax a fish, probably the sea bream] | |
| characid or characid | |
| —n | |
| [C19: from New Latin Characinidae, from characinus, from Greek kharax a fish, probably the sea bream] | |
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| characin or characid (ˈkærəsɪn) | |
| —n | |
| any small carnivorous freshwater cyprinoid fish of the family Characidae, of Central and South America and Africa. They are similar to the carps but more brightly coloured | |
| [C19: from New Latin Characinidae, from characinus, from Greek kharax a fish, probably the sea bream] | |
| characid or characid | |
| —n | |
| [C19: from New Latin Characinidae, from characinus, from Greek kharax a fish, probably the sea bream] | |
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