Definition of characin Characin
char•a•cin
We found 3 definitions of characin from 3 different sources.
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What does characin mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: characins |
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| characin - any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae | ||
| characin fish, characid | ||
| cypriniform fish a soft-finned fish of the order Cypriniformes | ||
| characidae, family characidae tropical freshwater fishes of Africa and South America and Central America | ||
| tetra brightly colored tropical freshwater fishes | ||
| cardinal tetra, paracheirodon axelrodi small bright red and blue aquarium fish from streams in Brazil and Colombia | ||
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Wiktionary 
- characin (Noun)
Any of many diverse fish, of the order Characiformes, related to the carp and catfish and including the tetra.
Part of speech
🔤- characin, noun, singular of characins.
