hīˌfesəˈbrīˌkän noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from hyphesso- (from Greek hyphēssōn of lesser stature, from hypo- + hēssōn inferior, less) + Brycon, genus of fishes (from Greek brykein to eat greedily, bite, devour)
: a genus of small brilliantly colored So. American characin fishes including several that are often kept in the tropical aquarium