"cichlid" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɪklɪd/ Audio: en-us-cichlid.ogg [US] Forms: cichlids [plural]
Etymology: From translingual Cichlidae (“genus name”), from Ancient Greek κίχλη (kíkhlē, “fish”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|mul|Cichlidae||genus name}} translingual Cichlidae (“genus name”), {{der|en|grc|κίχλη||fish}} Ancient Greek κίχλη (kíkhlē, “fish”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cichlid (plural cichlids)
  1. Any of many tropical fish, of the family Cichlidae, popular as aquarium fish. Wikipedia link: cichlid Categories (lifeform): Cichlids Translations (a tropical fish): kirjoahven (Finnish), cichlidé [masculine] (French), Buntbarsch (German), цихли́да (cixlída) [feminine] (Russian), ciklid [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-cichlid-en-noun-KqzTvweT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Derived forms: convict cichlid, dwarf cichlid, electric yellow cichlid, firemouth cichlid, fourspine cichlid, giant cichlid, jewel cichlid, lionhead cichlid, marble cichlid, Mayan cichlid, parrot cichlid, rainbow cichlid, ram cichlid, Salvin's cichlid, Texas cichlid, trimac cichlid, velvet cichlid, zebra cichlid

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