English noun: Characidae | |||
1. | Characidae (animal) tropical freshwater fishes of Africa and South America and Central America | ||
Synonyms | family Characidae | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fish family | ||
Member holonym | characid, characin, characin fish, genus Hemigrammus, genus Paracheirodon, genus Serrasalmus, Hemigrammus, Paracheirodon, Serrasalmus | ||
Member meronym | Cypriniformes, order Cypriniformes | ||