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chromide

Pronunciation: /ˈkrəʊmʌɪd/

Definition of chromide

noun

  • a small deep-bodied fish of India and Sri Lanka, found in brackish water.
    • Genus Etroplus, family Cichlidae: the orange chromide (E. maculatus) and the green chromide (E. suratensis)

Origin:

1930s: from modern Latin Chromides (former order name), formed irregularly from Chromis (genus name), from Latin chromis 'sea fish'

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