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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cich•lid (sik′lid),USA pronunciation n. - Fishany 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. - Fishbelonging or pertaining to the family Cichlidae.
Also, cich•loid (sik′loid).USA pronunciation - Greek kíchlē thrush, wrasse) + -idae -id2
- Neo-Latin Cichlidae, equivalent. to Cichl(a) a genus (
- 1880–85
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