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cichlid

cich.lid \'sik-l*d\ n [deriv. of Gk kichle- thrush, a kind of wrasse; akin 
   to Gk chelido|B-n swallow - more at CELANDINE : any of a family (Cichlidae) 
   of mostly tropical spiny-finned freshwater f ishes including several kept 
   in the tropical aquarium - cichlid aj