单词 | characin |
释义 | characinor char·a·cid[ kar-uh-sin ] / ˈkær ə sɪn / nounany freshwater fish of the family Characidae, of Africa and Central and South America. Origin of characin1880–85; <New Latin Characinidae name of family, equivalent to Characin(us) the genus (charac- (<Greek charak-, stem of chárax pointed stake, a sea fish) + -inus-in1) + -idae-idae Words nearby characinchaptrel, Chapultepec, chaqueta, char, char-à-banc, characin, character, character actor, character armour, character assassination, character code Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for characincharacin characid/ (ˈkærəsɪn) / nounany 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 Word Origin for characinC19: from New Latin Characinidae, from characinus, from Greek kharax a fish, probably the sea bream Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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