CICHLID Meaning of CICHLID in English [ 'sɪklɪd ]■ noun Zoology a perch-like freshwater fish of a large tropical family (Cichlidae).OriginC19: from mod. L. Cichlidae , from Gk kikhlē , denoting a kind of fish. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004