chameleon cichlid

noun

plural chameleon cichlids

: a freshwater cichlid fish (Australohero facetus synonym Cichlasoma facetum) of South America that is typically yellow to pale brown with dark vertical stripes, may reach a length of seven inches (18 centimeters), and is sometimes kept in aquariums

called also chanchito

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above