单词 | cichlid |
释义 | cichlidn. A fish of the family Cichlidæ. Also as adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Percoidei > [adjective] > of or relating to fish of family Cichlidae cichlid1884 mouth-breeding1951 haplochromine1979 the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Percoidei > [noun] > family Cichlidae (cichlids) > member of (cichlid) cichlid1914 mouth-breeder1927 discus1935 1884 G. B. Goode in G. B. Goode et al. Fisheries U.S.: Sect. I 275 The Demoiselle and the Cichlid families. 1914 Brit. Mus.: Return 150 in Parl. Papers (H.C. 186) LXXI. 193 Five new Cichlid Fishes from Africa. 1926 Sunday at Home July 591/1 Some of the cichlids are remarkable for their breeding habits. 1944 J. S. Huxley On Living in Revol. vi. 78 The little fish known as Cichlids exist in all the lakes [sc. the Great Lakes of Africa]. Where predators are present, as in Lake Albert, only four different Cichlid species have evolved since the Ice Age. 1968 R. D. Martin tr. W. Wickler Mimicry in Plants & Animals vi. 70 Various cichlid fish provide one example where the spots are used as threats between individuals of the same species... In some cichlids, the ring around the eye-spot has the same colour as the iris. Derivatives ˈcichloid n. ΚΠ 1889 Cent. Dict. Cichloid a. and sb. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1884 |
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