ˌerəˈthrinəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Erythrinus, type genus (from Greek erythrinos, a kind of fish, from erythr- + -inos -ine) + -idae
: a family of carnivorous So. American river fishes that resemble the pikes but are related to and often included in the family Characidae