pleco
English
editEtymology
editShortened from plecostomus, from translingual Plecostomus.
Noun
editpleco (plural plecos)
- Any of several tropical American fish, of the family Loricariidae, popular in aquaria for their ability to clean tanks by eating algae growth.
- Synonyms: plec, pleco fish, plecostomus
Translations
edittype of fish
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References
edit- Plecostomus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Plecostomus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Anagrams
editUpper Sorbian
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *pleťè.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpleco n (anatomy)
Declension
editReferences
edit- “pleco” in Soblex
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- Rhymes:Upper Sorbian/ɛt͡sɔ
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