Definition of characin in English:

characin

noun ˈkarəsɪnˈkerəsən

A small and brightly coloured freshwater fish native to Africa and tropical America.
脂鲤
Family Characidae: numerous species, including the piranhas and popular aquarium fishes such as the tetras
Example sentencesExamples
- These streams are occupied on the south slope by a subset of the fish that characterize freshwater rivers in the Orinoco Basin in Venezuela, including cichlids and characins.
- The true characins, family Characidae, are found in Africa and more abundantly in South and Central America.
- Each year since 1960, more than 35 tropical American species of fishes, including catfishes, characins, electric fishes, killifishes, and cichlids, have been newly described and named.
- Yet species reared in total darkness - as are the small, cave-dwelling characin of Mexico - fail to develop their visual capacity.
- And some fossil catfishes, lungfishes, and characins date back to the Late Cretaceous, 70 million years ago.

Origin

Late 19th century: from modern Latin Characinus (genus name), from Greek kharax, literally 'pointed stake', denoting a kind of fish.

Definition of characin in US English:

characin

nounˈkerəsən

A small and brightly colored freshwater fish native to Africa and tropical America.
脂鲤
Family Characidae: numerous species, including the piranhas and popular aquarium fishes such as the tetras
Example sentencesExamples
- And some fossil catfishes, lungfishes, and characins date back to the Late Cretaceous, 70 million years ago.
- Each year since 1960, more than 35 tropical American species of fishes, including catfishes, characins, electric fishes, killifishes, and cichlids, have been newly described and named.
- The true characins, family Characidae, are found in Africa and more abundantly in South and Central America.
- These streams are occupied on the south slope by a subset of the fish that characterize freshwater rivers in the Orinoco Basin in Venezuela, including cichlids and characins.
- Yet species reared in total darkness - as are the small, cave-dwelling characin of Mexico - fail to develop their visual capacity.

Origin

Late 19th century: from modern Latin Characinus (genus name), from Greek kharax, literally ‘pointed stake’, denoting a kind of fish.

词汇	characin
释义	Definition of characin in English: characin noun ˈkarəsɪnˈkerəsən A small and brightly coloured freshwater fish native to Africa and tropical America. 脂鲤 Family Characidae: numerous species, including the piranhas and popular aquarium fishes such as the tetras Example sentencesExamples These streams are occupied on the south slope by a subset of the fish that characterize freshwater rivers in the Orinoco Basin in Venezuela, including cichlids and characins. The true characins, family Characidae, are found in Africa and more abundantly in South and Central America. Each year since 1960, more than 35 tropical American species of fishes, including catfishes, characins, electric fishes, killifishes, and cichlids, have been newly described and named. Yet species reared in total darkness - as are the small, cave-dwelling characin of Mexico - fail to develop their visual capacity. And some fossil catfishes, lungfishes, and characins date back to the Late Cretaceous, 70 million years ago. Origin Late 19th century: from modern Latin Characinus (genus name), from Greek kharax, literally 'pointed stake', denoting a kind of fish. Definition of characin in US English: characin nounˈkerəsən A small and brightly colored freshwater fish native to Africa and tropical America. 脂鲤 Family Characidae: numerous species, including the piranhas and popular aquarium fishes such as the tetras Example sentencesExamples And some fossil catfishes, lungfishes, and characins date back to the Late Cretaceous, 70 million years ago. Each year since 1960, more than 35 tropical American species of fishes, including catfishes, characins, electric fishes, killifishes, and cichlids, have been newly described and named. The true characins, family Characidae, are found in Africa and more abundantly in South and Central America. These streams are occupied on the south slope by a subset of the fish that characterize freshwater rivers in the Orinoco Basin in Venezuela, including cichlids and characins. Yet species reared in total darkness - as are the small, cave-dwelling characin of Mexico - fail to develop their visual capacity. Origin Late 19th century: from modern Latin Characinus (genus name), from Greek kharax, literally ‘pointed stake’, denoting a kind of fish.
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