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Definition of Characid
1. Noun. Any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae.
Exact synonyms: Characin, Characin Fish
Generic synonyms: Cypriniform Fish
Group relationships: Characidae, Family Characidae
Specialized synonyms: Tetra, Cardinal Tetra, Paracheirodon Axelrodi, Caribe, Pirana, Piranha
Generic synonyms: Cypriniform Fish
Group relationships: Characidae, Family Characidae
Specialized synonyms: Tetra, Cardinal Tetra, Paracheirodon Axelrodi, Caribe, Pirana, Piranha
Definition of Characid
1. characin [n -S] - See also: characin
Lexicographical Neighbors of Characid
Literary usage of Characid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Bibliography of Fishes by Bashford Dean, Charles Rochester Eastman, Eugene Willis Gudger, Arthur Wilbur Henn, American Museum of Natural History (1917)
"1912.6 — Description of a new characid fish from the Amazon ... A revision of
the South American characid fishes of the genera Chalceus, ..."
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