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Loach

Loach Meaning & Definition
Loach Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Loach?

[n] slender freshwater fishes of Eurasia and Africa resembling catfishes

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See Also | Cobitidae | cypriniform fish | family Cobitidae

Loach In Webster's Dictionary

\Loach\, n. [OE. loche, F. loche.] (Zo["o]l.) 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.

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