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characin

characin noun: any of many diverse fish, of the order Characiformes, related to the carp and catfish and including the tetra, which were formerly all included in the family Characidae.

Noun

characin (plural characins)

  1. Any of many diverse fish, of the order Characiformes, related to the carp and catfish and including the tetra, which were formerly all included in the family Characidae.

Forms of characin

pluralcharacins

Words formed from characin

Questions about characin

What does characin mean?
Characin means any of many diverse fish, of the order Characiformes, related to the carp and catfish and including the tetra, which were formerly all included in the family Characidae.
What part of speech is characin?
Characin is a noun.
What is the plural of characin?
The plural of characin is characins.

Words near characin in the dictionary

  1. characeous
  2. characid
  3. characids
  4. characiform
  5. characiforms
  6. characin
  7. characins
  8. characoid
  9. characoids
  10. charact
  11. character

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