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loach

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Noun

Plural: loaches

loach - slender freshwater fishes of Eurasia and Africa resembling catfishes

cypriniform fish a soft-finned fish of the order Cypriniformes

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loach (Noun)
A bottom-feeding freshwater fish of the family Cobitidae.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

loach (n.)
Any one of several small, fresh-water, cyprinoid fishes of the genera Cobitis, Nemachilus, and allied genera, having six or more barbules around the mouth. They are found in Europe and Asia. The common European species (N. barbatulus) is used as a food fish.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

loach
Loche, lōch, n. a small river-fish.—Also Beardie. [Fr. loche, Sp. loja.]

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loach, noun, singular of loaches.

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