loach

loach  (lch)

n.

Any of various Eurasian and African freshwater fishes of the family Cobitidae, having barbels around the mouth.

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[Middle English loche, from Old French, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *laukka, fish, slug, possibly of Celtic origin.]

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loach [ləʊtʃ]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any carplike freshwater cyprinoid fish of the family Cobitidae, of Eurasia and Africa, having a long narrow body with barbels around the mouth

[from Old French loche, of obscure origin]

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Loach [ləʊtʃ]

n

(Biographies / Loach, Ken(neth) (1936 M, British, FILMS AND TV: television director, FILMS AND TV: director) Ken(neth). born 1936, British television and film director; his works for television include Cathy Come Home (1966) and his films include Kes (1970), Riff-Raff (1991), and Bread and Roses (2000)

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

loach - slender freshwater fishes of Eurasia and Africa resembling catfishes cypriniform fish - a soft-finned fish of the order Cypriniformes Cobitidae, family Cobitidae - loaches

Translations

loach [ləʊtʃ] N → locha f

loach

n → Schmerle f