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cich•lid  (sik′lid),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. 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. 
  1. 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

'cichlid' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
angelfish - jewelfish - tilapia - scalare

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