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Definition of "cichlid" []

  • Any of various tropical and subtropical freshwater fishes of the family Cichlidae, many of which are popular as aquarium fish. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "cichlid" in a sentence
  • "The research team found that there is a genetic locus that determines whether a cichlid will be a"
  • "Nile perch are a member of the cichlid family with tilapias and oscars."
  • "It looks real, nile perch are huge fish, they introduced them into lake victoria and they ruined the cichlid population there, because big fish have big appetites."