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Definition of Cichlidae
1. Noun. Cichlids.
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Order Perciformes, Order Percomorphi, Perciformes, Percomorphi
Member holonyms: Cichlid, Cichlid Fish, Genus Tilapia, Tilapia
Definition of Cichlidae
1. cichlid [n] - See also: cichlid
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cichlidae
Literary usage of Cichlidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Popular Science Monthly (1906)
"... a few species of cichlidae being also found in India. There is no known means
by which these two forms could have crossed the existing gap between ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"... Embiotocidae, and cichlidae are fresh-water fishes, the others are all or
nearly all marine. ..."
3. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1903)
"It is the same with the cichlidae and many other forms of fish. " The view
advocated is that these African and American freshwater fishes must have ..."
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