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Definition of: cichlid
(sik′lid) noun
One of a family (Cichlidae) of spiny-finned, fresh-water fishes with a compressed oblong body, interrupted lateral line, and single nostril. [<NL Cichlidae <Gk. kichlē, a sea fish]
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