单词 | cichlid |
释义 | cichlid[ sik-lid ] / ˈsɪk lɪd / nounany of the spiny-rayed, freshwater fishes constituting the family Cichlidae, of South America, Africa, and southern Asia, superficially resembling the American sunfishes and popular in home aquariums. adjectivebelonging or pertaining to the family Cichlidae. Also cich·loid [sik-loid]. /ˈsɪk lɔɪd/. Origin of cichlid1880–85; <New Latin Cichlidae, equivalent to Cichl(a) a genus (<Greek kíchlē thrush, wrasse) + -idae-id2 Words nearby cichlidcicely, cicero, cicerone, Ciceronian, Ciceronianism, cichlid, cicisbeism, cicisbeo, ciclopirox olamine, ciclosporin, Cid Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for cichlidcichlid / (ˈsɪklɪd) / nounany tropical freshwater percoid fish of the family Cichlidae, which includes the mouthbrooders. Cichlids are popular aquarium fishes adjectiveof, relating to, or belonging to the Cichlidae Derived forms of cichlidcichloid, adjectiveWord Origin for cichlidC19: from New Latin Cichlidae, ultimately from Greek kikhlē a sea fish Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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