(pterophyllum scalare)

  • 91Segelflosser — Se|gel|flos|ser 〈m. 3〉 zu den Maulbrütern gehörender, scheibenförmiger Süßwasserfisch mit hohem Rücken: Pterophyllum * * * Se|gel|flos|ser, der; s, : im Amazonas heimischer, silbrig grauer, scheibenförmiger Buntbarsch mit dunklen Querstreifen,… …

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  • 92Escalar — (Del lat. vulgar scalare, escalera.) ► adjetivo 1 FÍSICA Se aplica a la magnitud física y matemática, como la temperatura o la presión, que se expresan sólo con un número. ► verbo transitivo 2 Subir, trepar o ascender por una montaña, pendiente o …

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  • 93cichlid — /sik lid/, n. 1. any of the spiny rayed, freshwater fishes constituting the family Cichlidae, of South America, Africa, and southern Asia, superficially resembling the American sunfishes and popular in home aquariums. adj. 2. belonging or… …

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  • 94angelfish — an•gel•fish [[t]ˈeɪn dʒəlˌfɪʃ[/t]] n. pl. (esp. collectively) fish, (esp. for kinds or species) fish•es. ich a South American freshwater fish, genus Pterophyllum, often kept in aquariums Compare scalare • Etymology: 1660–70 …

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  • 95angelfish — /ˈeɪndʒəlfɪʃ/ (say aynjuhlfish) noun (plural angelfish or angelfishes) 1. any of various small, brilliantly coloured marine fishes of the family Pomacanthidae found in tropical waters. 2. any shark of the genus Squatina of Atlantic and Pacific… …