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Cichlids meaning
plural of cichlid
Using Cichlids
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of cichlid
- In the example corpus, cichlids often appears in combinations such as: cichlids are, of cichlids, other cichlids.
Context around Cichlids
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 5 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cichlids
- In this selection, "cichlids" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 18.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, popular, purple, female, lose, feed and span stand out and add context to how "cichlids" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and purple cichlids and characins and cichlids. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cichlids" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cichlids
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Cichlids have highly organized breeding activities. (6 words)
Game fish Many large cichlids are popular game fish. (9 words)
Advanced broodcare is one of the defining characteristics of cichlids. (10 words)
Nkhata Bay is nestled alongside Lake Malawi, one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world, famous for its crystal clear waters teeming with vibrant orange, yellow, and purple cichlids. (30 words)
Because the newborn fish are large compared to the fry of oviparous fish, they are easier to feed than the fry of egg-laying species, such as characins and cichlids. (30 words)
Its pharyngeal teeth (teeth in the throat) afford cichlids so many "niche" feeding strategies, because the jaws pick and hold food, while the pharyngeal teeth crush the prey. (28 words)
Example sentences (16)
Images of cichlids The oscar (Astronotus ocellatus) is one of the most popular cichlids in the fishkeeping hobby.
Nkhata Bay is nestled alongside Lake Malawi, one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world, famous for its crystal clear waters teeming with vibrant orange, yellow, and purple cichlids.
They found that when female cichlids lose their chosen mates, they become glum and more pessimistic about the world.
Advanced broodcare is one of the defining characteristics of cichlids.
A number of cichlids feed on other fish, either entirely or in part.
Because the newborn fish are large compared to the fry of oviparous fish, they are easier to feed than the fry of egg-laying species, such as characins and cichlids.
Cichlids are efficient and often highly specialized feeders that capture and process a very wide variety of food items.
Cichlids have highly organized breeding activities.
Compared with other cichlids, these species produce fewer but bigger eggs, and when they emerge, the fry are better developed and have a higher survivability.
Description Cichlids span a wide range of body sizes, from species as small as convert in length (e.
Food and game fish Although cichlids are mostly small- to medium-sized, many are notable as food and game fishes.
Game fish Many large cichlids are popular game fish.
In many cichlids, tooth shape changes with age, due to wear, and cannot be relied upon.
Its pharyngeal teeth (teeth in the throat) afford cichlids so many "niche" feeding strategies, because the jaws pick and hold food, while the pharyngeal teeth crush the prey.
Other cichlids are predatory and eat little or no plant matter.
Studies are continuing, however, on the members of this family, particularly the haplochromine cichlids of the African rift lakes.
Common combinations with cichlids
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- cichlids are 4×
- of cichlids 3×
- other cichlids 2×