English Dictionary

CICHLIDAE

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cichlidae mean? 

CICHLIDAE (noun)
  The noun CICHLIDAE has 1 sense:

1. cichlidsplay

  Familiarity information: CICHLIDAE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CICHLIDAE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Cichlids

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Cichlidae; family Cichlidae

Hypernyms ("Cichlidae" is a kind of...):

fish family (any of various families of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Cichlidae"):

cichlid; cichlid fish (freshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia similar to American sunfishes; some are food fishes; many small ones are popular in aquariums)

genus Tilapia; Tilapia (a genus of Cichlidae)

Holonyms ("Cichlidae" is a member of...):

order Perciformes; order Percomorphi; Perciformes; Percomorphi (one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna)


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"Early bird gets the worm but the second mouse gets the cheese." (English proverb)

"Drop by drop - a whole lake becomes." (Bulgarian proverb)

"Stinginess demeans the value of man." (Arabic proverb)

"Have no respect at table and in bed." (Corsican proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact