CICHLIDS

“CICHLIDS” is a valid word.

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8 letters

Definition

CICHLIDS is a form of CICHLID

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

cichlidfreshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia similar to American sunfishes; some are food fishes; many small ones are popular in aquariums

lichisChinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried

childa young person of either sex
chiliground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans
lichiChinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried
chicselegance by virtue of being fashionable
discian athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible

disha piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
discsound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
chicelegance by virtue of being fashionable
slidmove obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
lidseither of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
chisthe circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health
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chidcensure severely or angrily
hili(anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ
sildany of various young herrings (other than brislings) canned as sardines in Norway
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hidprevent from being seen or discovered
chithe circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health
lideither of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
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disgod of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto
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sicurge to attack someone
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cisan alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991

ishave the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
hian expression of greeting
ida state in the Rocky Mountains
lia soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
sia tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
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