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cichlid
 
SYLLABICATION:cich·lid
PRONUNCIATION:  skld
NOUN: Any of various tropical and subtropical freshwater fishes of the family Cichlidae, many of which are popular as aquarium fish.
ETYMOLOGY:From New Latin Cichla, type genus, from Greek kikhl, a kind of fish. See ghel-1 in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:cichlid —ADJECTIVE
 
 
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