Charax

Translingual

Charax gibbosus (glass headstander)

Etymology

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Proper noun

Charax m

A taxonomic genus within the family Characidae.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class, Ostariophysi - superorder; Characidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Charax gibbosus (glass headstander) - type species

References

Charax (fish) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Charax on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Charax on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Etymology

From Latin Charax, from Ancient Greek Χάραξ (Khárax).

Proper noun

Charax

(historical) the name of numerous cities in West Asia
1. An ancient Seleucid and Parthian town located in the province of Rhagiana in modern-day Iran.
2. Charax Spasinu, an ancient port at the head of the Persian Gulf, in modern-day Iraq.

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