Erythrinidae

plural noun

Er·​y·​thrin·​i·​dae

ˌerəˈthrinəˌdē

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

Word History

Etymology

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

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