American cichlid

cich·lid (s

Any of various tropical and subtropical freshwater fishes of the family Cichlidae, many of which are popular as aquarium fish.

[From New Latin Cichla, type genus, from Greek kikhl, a kind of fish; see ghel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

cichlid adj.

cichlid [ˈsɪklɪd]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any tropical freshwater percoid fish of the family Cichlidae, which includes the mouthbrooders. Cichlids are popular aquarium fishes

adj

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Cichlidae

[from New Latin Cichlidae, ultimately from Greek kikhlē a sea fish]

cichloid adj

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Noun

cichlid - freshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia similar to American sunfishes; some are food fishes; many small ones are popular in aquariums

cichlid fish

percoid, percoid fish, percoidean - any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes

Cichlidae, family Cichlidae - cichlids

bolti, Tilapia nilotica - important food fish of the Nile and other rivers of Africa and Asia Minor

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