lionhead cichlid

noun

A cichlid rheophile freshwater fish from Africa (Steatocranus casuarius).

Meanings

nounlionhead cichlid (plural lionhead cichlids)

plural lionhead cichlids

  1. A cichlid rheophile freshwater fish from Africa (Steatocranus casuarius).

Origin

Translations

German Buckelkopfbuntbarsch
  • Buckelkopfbuntbarschcichlid
Polish garbacz hełmiasty
  • garbacz hełmiastycichlid
Russian ры́ба-казуа́р, львиноголо́вая цихли́да
  • ры́ба-казуа́р (rýba-kazuár)cichlid
  • львиноголо́вая цихли́да (lʹvinogolóvaja cixlída)cichlid
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Chicago

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