English dictionary
loach
/l/oU//tS/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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slender freshwater fishes of Eurasia and Africa resembling catfishes
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Any one of several small, fresh-water, cyprinoid fishes of the genera <i>Cobitis</i>, <i>Nemachilus</i>, and allied genera, having six or more barbules around the mouth. They are found in Europe and Asia. The common European species (<i>N. barbatulus</i>) is used as a food fish.
Source: webster1913