- cichlid
- noun /ˈsɪklɪd/Any of many tropical fish, of the family Cichlidae, popular as aquarium fish.
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cichlid — [sik′lid΄] n. [< ModL Cichlidae < Gr kichlē, a sea fish, wrasse] any of a family (Cichlidae) of tropical and subtropical freshwater percoid fishes superficially similar to the American sunfishes adj. of this family … English World dictionary
Cichlid — Cichlids Common freshwater angelfish, Pterophyllum scalare Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
cichlid — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek kichlē thrush, a kind of wrasse; perhaps akin to Greek chelidōn swallow Date: 1884 any of a family (Cichlidae) of mostly tropical spiny finned usually freshwater fishes including several kept in tropical… … New Collegiate Dictionary
cichlid — /sik lid/, n. 1. any of the spiny rayed, freshwater fishes constituting the family Cichlidae, of South America, Africa, and southern Asia, superficially resembling the American sunfishes and popular in home aquariums. adj. 2. belonging or… … Universalium
cichlid — dryžasis chromis gražuolis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Hemichromis fasciatus angl. banded jewelfish; cichlid; fivespot rus. полосатый хемихромис; полосатый хромис ryšiai: platesnis terminas –… … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
cichlid fish — noun freshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia similar to American sunfishes; some are food fishes; many small ones are popular in aquariums • Syn: ↑cichlid • Hypernyms: ↑percoid fish, ↑percoid, ↑percoidean • Hyponyms: ↑bolti … Useful english dictionary
cichlid — [ sɪklɪd] noun Zoology a perch like freshwater fish of a large tropical family (Cichlidae). Origin C19: from mod. L. Cichlidae, from Gk kikhlē, denoting a kind of fish … English new terms dictionary
cichlid — cich·lid … English syllables
cichlid — cich•lid [[t]ˈsɪk lɪd[/t]] n. ich any freshwater fish of the family Cichlidae of South America, Africa, and S Asia, superficially resembling the American sunfishes and popular in home aquariums • Etymology: 1880–85; < NL Cichlidae <… … From formal English to slang
cichlid — /ˈsɪklɪd/ (say siklid) noun any of the Cichlidae, a family of spiny rayed, freshwater fishes of South America, Africa, and southern Asia; often kept in home aquariums. {New Latin Cichlidae, plural, from Greek kichlē kind of sea fish} –cichloid… …
