characinn.1
/ˈkarəsɪn/ Chemistry.
A camphorous substance found in Characeæ and other algoid plants.
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1880 Nature 1 Jan. 220/2 It is characine that gives plants of the chara genus their marshy odour; it is..a species of camphor, forming very thin pellicles on the water surface.
1881 Philada. Rec. No. 3455. 6 Chlorophyll and characine.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
characinn.2
/ˈkarəsɪn/ A member of the family Characidæ of freshwater fishes of South America and Africa.
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the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Salmoniformes (salmon or trout) > superorder Ostariophysi or order Cypriniformes > [noun] > suborder Characoidei > member of family Characidae (neon fish)
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1882 D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert Synopsis Fishes N. Amer. 111 The Characins resemble the Isospondyli in general appearance and in the structure of the pharyngeals.
1905 D. S. Jordan Guide Study of Fishes II. iv. 61 A structure also retained in Characins and catfishes.
1957 P. J. Darlington Zoogeogr. ii. 109 Characins are small to medium-sized fishes of diverse habits and include the vicious piranhas and many aquarium fishes.
1968 R. D. Martin tr. W. Wickler Mimicry in Plants & Animals xv. 219 A very clear instance of deception exists in the male swordtail characin Corynopoma riisei. This well-known ornamental fish is an inhabitant of Venezuelan rivers and belongs to the large family of characins (Characidae; sub-family Glandulocaudinae).
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