Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lionhead cichlid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables: li-on-head- -ci-ch-lid
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

7

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

From lion + head + cichlid.

Inflected Forms

lionhead cichlids (plural)

Questions

What does lionhead cichlid mean?: A cichlid rheophile freshwater fish from Africa (Steatocranus casuarius).
Where does lionhead cichlid come from?: From lion + head + cichlid.

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