English Explanatory Dictionary

janitor fish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pleco, pleco fish or plec: Any of several South and Central American fish, of the family Loricariidae.

Word forms

janitor fish janitor fishes

Etymology

From janitor + fish, coined by the Filipino locals and as well as the aquarium fish enthusiasts for its ability to clean aquaria by eating algae and fish excrements.

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