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Definition of Characidae
1. Noun. Tropical freshwater fishes of Africa and South America and Central America.
Exact synonyms: Family Characidae
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Cypriniformes, Order Cypriniformes
Member holonyms: Characid, Characin, Characin Fish, Genus Hemigrammus, Hemigrammus, Genus Paracheirodon, Paracheirodon, Genus Serrasalmus, Serrasalmus
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Cypriniformes, Order Cypriniformes
Member holonyms: Characid, Characin, Characin Fish, Genus Hemigrammus, Hemigrammus, Genus Paracheirodon, Paracheirodon, Genus Serrasalmus, Serrasalmus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Characidae
Literary usage of Characidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington by Biological Society of Washington (1915)
"Radii few, mostly apical; or when many basal, central region of scales with coarse
radial reticulation (characidae) 10. Radii numerous, all apical ; basal ..."
2. Bulletin by Geological Society of America (1921)
"These three families, then. would not feel needed an Africo-South American land
connection. this leaves only the characidae, a group of some 400 minnows and ..."
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