"mbuna" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mbunas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Tonga (Malawi) mbuna (“cichlid”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|tog|mbuna||cichlid}} Tonga (Malawi) mbuna (“cichlid”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} mbuna (plural mbunas)
  1. One of a group of haplochromine cichlids from Lake Malawi. Wikipedia link: mbuna Categories (lifeform): Cichlids
    Sense id: en-mbuna-en-noun-Y2AHKmNr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

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