CICHLID

Meaning of CICHLID in English

n. any tropical freshwater fish of the family Cichlidae, esp. the kinds kept in aquariums.

Etymology: mod.L Cichlidae f. Gk kikhle a kind of fish

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

CICHLID — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek kichlē thrush, a kind of wrasse; perhaps akin to Greek chelidōn swallow Date: 1884 any …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CICHLID — Any of more than 600 primarily freshwater fish species (family Cichlidae), including many popular aquarium species. Cichlids are found in …
Английский словарь Британика
CICHLID — I. ˈsiklə̇d adjective Etymology: New Latin Cichlidae : of or relating to the family Cichlidae : characteristic of a fish …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CICHLID — /sik"lid/ , n. 1. any of the spiny-rayed, freshwater fishes constituting the family Cichlidae, of South America, Africa, and southern …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CICHLID — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek kichlē thrush, a kind of wrasse; perhaps akin to Greek chelidōn swallow Date: 1884 : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CICHLID — [ 'sɪklɪd ] ■ noun Zoology a perch-like freshwater fish of a large tropical family (Cichlidae). Origin C19: from mod. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CICHLID — [cich.lid] n [ultim. fr. Gk kichle thrush, a kind of wrasse; perh. akin to Gk chelidon swallow] (1884): any of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CICHLID — any of more than 600 species of fishes of the family Cichlidae (order Perciformes), many of which are popular aquarium …
Britannica English vocabulary
CICHLID — cichlid BrE AmE ˈsɪk lɪd § \ -ləd ▷ cichlid|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CICHLID — n. any tropical freshwater fish of the family Cichlidae, esp. the kinds kept in aquariums. [mod.L Cichlidae f. Gk kikhle …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CICHLID — n. any tropical freshwater fish of the family Cichlidae, esp. the kinds kept in aquariums. [ mod.L Cichlidae f. Gk …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CICHLID — n. Any of more than 600 primarily freshwater fish species (family Cichlidae), including many popular aquarium species. Cichlids are found …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CICHLID — < graphics , tool > A tool for rapidly visualising arbitrary data in high-quality 3D, while allowing the viewer to …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
CICHLID — ихт. цихлида; pl цихлиды (Cichlidae) - dwarf cichlid - lion-headed cichlid - velvet cichlid
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
CICHLID — ихт. цихлида; pl цихлиды ( Cichlidae ) - dwarf cichlid - lion-headed cichlid - velvet cichlid
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
CICHLID — n. Pronunciation: ' si-kl ə d Function: noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek kichl ē thrush, a kind of wrasse; perhaps …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TILAPIA — noun (plural -pia; also -pias) Etymology: New Latin, genus name Date: 1849 any of numerous African freshwater cichlid fishes (genera …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ORANGE CHROMIDE — noun Etymology: chromide, ultimately from Greek chromis, a sea fish Date: 1933 an Asian freshwater cichlid fish ( Etroplus maculatus …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ANGELFISH — noun Date: 1668 any of several laterally compressed brightly colored bony fishes (family Pomacanthidae) of warm seas, a black and …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TILAPIA — Any of numerous, mostly freshwater, fish species (genus Tilapia , family Cichlidae), native to Africa. They resemble North American sunfishes; …
Английский словарь Британика
ANGELFISH — Any of various fishes of the order Perciformes. The best-known angelfishes are freshwater cichlid s (genus Pterophyllum ) popular in …
Английский словарь Британика
TUCUNARÉ — tüˌkünəˈrā noun ( -s ) Etymology: Portuguese, from Tupi : any of several So. American cichlid river fishes (genus Cichla …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCALARE — skəˈla(a)rē, -lärā noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, specific epithet of Pterophyllum scalare, from Latin, neuter of scalaris of …
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PHARYNGOGNATHI — ˌfarə̇ŋˈgägnəˌthī noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from pharyng- + -gnathi (from Greek gnathos jaw) — more at -gnathous …
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NGEGE — əŋˈgāgē noun ( plural ngege or ngeges ) Etymology: native name in East Africa : an important African cichlid food …
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JEWEL FISH — noun : a small scarlet and olive African cichlid fish ( Hemichromis bimaculatus ) irregularly speckled with emerald green or …
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FIREMOUTH — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a small cichlid fish ( Cichlasoma meeki ) that is fiery red along the belly and mouth …
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CICHLASOMA — ˌsikləˈsōmə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kichlē, a wrasse + New Latin -soma : a genus of …
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CHANCHITO — chänˈchēd.(ˌ)ō noun ( -s ) Etymology: American Spanish, diminutive of chancho pig : a small black-banded yellow cichlid fish ( …
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BOLTI — noun also bol·ty ˈbōltē ; or bul·ti ˈbu̇l- ( plural boltis also bolties ) Etymology: Arabic bulṭi : a cichlid …
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APISTOGRAMMA — əˌpistəˈgramə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, perhaps from Greek apistos untrustworthy (from a- a- (II) + pistos trustworthy) + …
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OSCAR — (also ~ cichlid ) ■ noun a South American cichlid fish with velvety brown young and multicoloured adults, popular in …
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