cichlid

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin Cichlidae.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪklɪd/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

cichlid (plural cichlids)

A cichlid from Lake Malawi

1. Any of many tropical fish, of the family Cichlidae, popular as aquarium fish.

Derived terms

• 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

 

Translations

a tropical fish

• Finnish: kirjoahven
• French: cichlidé (fr) m
• German: Buntbarsch
• Russian: цихли́да f (cixlída)
• Swedish: ciklid c

Swedish

Noun

cichlid c

1. Alternative spelling of ciklid

Declension

Declension of cichlid
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	cichlid	cichliden	cichlider	cichliderna
Genitive	cichlids	cichlidens	cichliders	cichlidernas