Characidae
plural noun
Cha·rac·i·dae
kəˈrasəˌdē
: a family of freshwater bony fishes (order Characiformes) consisting of the characins
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Charac-, Charax, type genus (from Greek charak-, charax pointed stake, or a fish, probably the sea bream) +0 -idae
First Known Use
1911, in the meaning defined above
- turnicine
- Turnicomorphae
- turning
- turning (on)
- turning (to)
- turning against
- turning around
- turning away
- turning back
- turning bar
- turning basin
- turning bridge
- turning chisel
- turning color
- turning down
- turning engine
- turning gouge
- turning in
- turning loose
- turning movement
- turning off
- turning on
- turning one's back on
- turning one's hand
- turning one's stomach