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Erythrinidae

plural noun
Er·​y·​thrin·​i·​dae | \ ˌerəˈthrinəˌdē\

Definition of Erythrinidae

: a family of carnivorous South American river fishes that resemble the pikes but are related to and often included in the family Characidae

History and Etymology for Erythrinidae

New Latin, from Erythrinus, type genus (from Greek erythrinos, a kind of fish, from erythr- + -inos -ine) + -idae

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