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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: characin fish, characid
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Broader terms: cypriniform fish
Narrower terms: tetra, cardinal tetra, Paracheirodon axelrodi, piranha, pirana, caribe
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