how do u pronounce cichlids?

[Ben]

sick lids dude

thanks

 

[Torrean]

I pronounce it KIKE-lid
I have heard it said sitch (like stitch) lids

I guess you guys are right but kikelid sounds better to me.

 

[Ben]

damn this thread is old!

back in my newbie days

DD

 

[-*-MicHAeL-*-]

it is definetly SICK - LIDs

 

[alabaster]

The word is pronounced sick-lids, with emphasis on "ick". There's no other proper way to say it. Sick-lids.

 

[digital_run]

When in doubt...fish always works for me

 

[OrkyBetta]

before I ever really looked at the word, i thought it was pronounced Chi-chilled.

 

[dirtydogg]

Main Entry: cich·lid
Pronunciation: 'si-kl&d
Function: noun
Etymology: ultimately from Greek kichlE thrush, a kind of wrasse; perhaps akin to Greek chelidOn swallow
: any of a family (Cichlidae) of mostly tropical spiny-finned usually freshwater fishes including several kept in tropical aquariums
- cichlid adjective
from Websters dictionary
http/www.webster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?...cichlid&x=0&y=0

 

[juanveldez]

lol DD yeah this is an old post!!! I didn't even bother to look at the dates till I started seeing who all was posting on this one then it sorta clicked like a light bulb in my head that we are in 2005 and not 2004

 

[Ben]

lol DD yeah this is an old post!!! I didn't even bother to look at the dates till I started seeing who all was posting on this one then it sorta clicked like a light bulb in my head that we are in 2005 and not 2004

When i first saw the titles again, the only thing going through my mind was, "hey...i think i remember that from somewhere..."



DD