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characin

char·a·cin [ kárrəssin ] (plural char·a·cin or char·a·cins) or char·a·cid [ kárrəssid ] (plural char·a·cid or char·a·cids)


noun 
Definition:
 
small tropical fish: a small brightly colored freshwater fish often kept in aquariums. Native to: Africa, South America.  Family Characidae.

[Late 19th century. < modern Latin Characinus< Greek kharax "pointed stake," also used for a fish]
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