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Added 9 October 2026

cichlid

/ˈsɪklɪd/ noun

In Latin: cichlida Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cichlid at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Freshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia similar to American sunfishes; some are food fishes; many small ones are popular in aquariums.

Origin

Borrowed from Translingual Cichlidae.

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