Main Entry: cich·lid

Pronunciation: \ˈsi-kləd\

Function: noun

Etymology: ultimately from Greek kichlē thrush, a kind of wrasse; perhaps akin to Greek chelidōn swallow

Date: 1884

: any of a family (Cichlidae) of mostly tropical spiny-finned usually freshwater fishes including several kept in tropical aquariums

— cichlid adjective