On this page you'll find 9 example sentences with Cichlid. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Cichlid meaning
Any of many tropical fish, of the family Cichlidae, popular as aquarium fish.
Synonyms of Cichlid
Using Cichlid
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of many tropical fish, of the family Cichlidae, popular as aquarium fish.
- Useful related words include: cichlid fish, percoid fish, percoid, percoidean.
- In the example corpus, cichlid often appears in combinations such as: texas cichlid, cichlid herichthys, of cichlid.
Context around Cichlid
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cichlid
- In this selection, "cichlid" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, texas, brooding, numerous, herichthys, species and native stand out and add context to how "cichlid" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a texas cichlid herichthys cyanoguttatus and aspects of cichlid diversification there. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cichlid" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cichlid
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Genome sequencing and other technologies transformed cichlid taxonomy. (8 words)
Multiple neotropical cichlid species perform leaf-turning and fin-digging behaviors. (11 words)
Other popular or readily available species include the oscar (Astronotus ocellatus), convict cichlid (Archocentrus nigrofasciatus) and discus fish (Symphysodon). (19 words)
Also from Lake Malawi Also from Lake Malawi A shell-brooding cichlid of the genus Lamprologus from Lake Tanganyika in East Africa The Texas cichlid ( Herichthys cyanoguttatus ) is the only cichlid native to the United States. (36 words)
It is widely believed that one of the contributing factors to their diversification are the various forms of prey processing displayed by cichlid pharyngeal jaw apparatus. (26 words)
This is one of the most interesting aspects of cichlid diversification, there exists a strong possibility that they can provide us with evidence of sympatric speciation. (26 words)
Example sentences (9)
Also from Lake Malawi Also from Lake Malawi A shell-brooding cichlid of the genus Lamprologus from Lake Tanganyika in East Africa The Texas cichlid ( Herichthys cyanoguttatus ) is the only cichlid native to the United States.
Hybrids and selective breeding The "red Texas" cichlid is not a Texas cichlid (Herichthys cyanoguttatus) but an intergeneric hybrid of Herichthys and Amphilophus parents.
Neolamprologus savoryi, a species of cichlid fish native to Lake Tanganyika in Central Africa, physically punishes their offspring to compel them into helping.
A leucistic long-finned form of the oscar, A. ocellatus Numerous cichlid species have been selectively bred to develop ornamental aquarium strains.
Genome sequencing and other technologies transformed cichlid taxonomy.
It is widely believed that one of the contributing factors to their diversification are the various forms of prey processing displayed by cichlid pharyngeal jaw apparatus.
Multiple neotropical cichlid species perform leaf-turning and fin-digging behaviors.
Other popular or readily available species include the oscar (Astronotus ocellatus), convict cichlid (Archocentrus nigrofasciatus) and discus fish (Symphysodon).
This is one of the most interesting aspects of cichlid diversification, there exists a strong possibility that they can provide us with evidence of sympatric speciation.
Common combinations with cichlid
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- texas cichlid 3×
- cichlid herichthys 2×
- of cichlid 2×
- cichlid species 2×