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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. tropical freshwater fishes of Africa and South America and Central America;
[syn: Characidae, family Characidae]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Characidae \Characidae\ n. a natural family of tropical freshwater fishes of Africa and southern and central America. Syn: family Characidae. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Characidae n 1: tropical freshwater fishes of Africa and South America and Central America [syn: Characidae, family Characidae]