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Cichlid — Cichlids Common freshwater angelfish, Pterophyllum scalare Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Fish — are aquatic vertebrate animals that are typically ectothermic (previously cold blooded), covered with scales, and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins. Fish are abundant in the sea and in fresh water, with species being … Wikipedia
cichlid — [sik′lid΄] n. [< ModL Cichlidae < Gr kichlē, a sea fish, wrasse] any of a family (Cichlidae) of tropical and subtropical freshwater percoid fishes superficially similar to the American sunfishes adj. of this family … English World dictionary
cichlid — /sik lid/, n. 1. any 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. adj. 2. belonging or… … Universalium
Fish diseases and parasites — This gizzard shad has VHS, a deadly infectious disease which causes bleeding. It afflicts over 50 species of freshwater and marine fish in the northern hemisphere.[1] Like humans and other animals, fish suffer from diseases and parasites. Fish… … Wikipedia
fish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I v. angle; pull out, dredge; solicit; search. See pursuit, desire, fish, food. II Aquatic vertebrate animal Nouns 1. fish, denizen of the deep, Pisces; anadromous, freshwater or saltwater fish, tropical … English dictionary for students
fish — Synonyms and related words: C, C note, Chinook salmon, G, G note, Loch Ness monster, Sunapee trout, aerial torpedo, albacore, alevin, alewife, alligator gar, amber jack, anchovy, angel fish, angle, anguille, archerfish, argusfish, babe, bait the… … Moby Thesaurus
cichlid — noun /ˈsɪklɪd/ Any of many tropical fish, of the family Cichlidae, popular as aquarium fish … Wiktionary
cichlid — [ sɪklɪd] noun Zoology a perch like freshwater fish of a large tropical family (Cichlidae). Origin C19: from mod. L. Cichlidae, from Gk kikhlē, denoting a kind of fish … English new terms dictionary
cichlid — 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 … Useful english dictionary
