English Explanatory Dictionary

pleco

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several tropical American fish, of the family Loricariidae, popular in aquaria for their ability to clean tanks by eating algae growth.

Word forms

pleco plecos

Etymology

Shortened from plecostomus, from translingual Plecostomus.

Synonyms

plec pleco fish plecostomus janitor fish

Derived words

adonis pleco gold nugget pleco
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