cich·lid (s k ld)n. 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.]cich lid adj. |
cichlid [ˈsɪklɪd]
n
(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 | 1. |  cichlid - freshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia similar to American sunfishes; some are food fishes; many small ones are popular in aquariumsCichlidae, family Cichlidae - cichlids bolti, Tilapia nilotica - important food fish of the Nile and other rivers of Africa and Asia Minor |
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