"cichlid" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɪklɪd/ Audio: en-us-cichlid.ogg Forms: cichlids [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from translingual Cichlidae. Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|grc}}, {{bor|en|mul|Cichlidae}} translingual Cichlidae Head templates: {{en-noun}} cichlid (plural cichlids)
  1. Any of many tropical fish, of the family Cichlidae, popular as aquarium fish. Translations (a tropical fish): cichlide [feminine] (Dutch), kirjoahven (Finnish), cichlidé [masculine] (French), Buntbarsch (German), シクリッド (shikuriddo) (Japanese), 川雀 (kawasuzume) (Japanese), cichlida [feminine] (Latin), pielęgnica [feminine] (Polish), цихли́да (cixlída) [feminine] (Russian), ciklid [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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