What does "cichlid" mean?

Any of many tropical fish, of the family Cichlidae, popular as aquarium fish.

Cichlid

Common synonyms include: cichlid fish, aquarium cichlid, cichlidae member, fish, ornamental cichlid, oscar.

/ˈsɪklɪd/ noun

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Noun

1
Any of many tropical fish, of the family Cichlidae, popular as aquarium fish.
2
freshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia similar to American sunfishes; some are food fishes; many small ones are popular in aquariums wordnet

Borrowed from translingual Cichlidae.