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characin definition

chara·cin (kar′ə sin)

noun

any of a large family (Characidae, order Cypriniformes) of small, strong-jawed freshwater fishes of South and Central America and Africa

Etymology: ModL < Gr charax, a kind of fish, orig., pointed stake

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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