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单词 characin
释义

characin

or char·a·cid

[ kar-uh-sin ]
/ ˈkær ə sɪn /

noun

any freshwater fish of the family Characidae, of Africa and Central and South America.

Origin of characin

1880–85; <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 characin

chaptrel, Chapultepec, chaqueta, char, char-à-banc, characin, character, character actor, character armour, character assassination, character code
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British Dictionary definitions for characin

characin

characid

/ (ˈkærəsɪn) /

noun

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

Word Origin for characin

C19: from New Latin Characinidae, from characinus, from Greek kharax a fish, probably the sea bream
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