loach (l ch)n. Any of various Eurasian and African freshwater fishes of the family Cobitidae, having barbels around the mouth. [Middle English loche, from Old French, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *laukka, fish, slug, possibly of Celtic origin.] |
loach [ləʊtʃ]
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(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]
Loach [ləʊtʃ]
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(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)
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| Noun | 1. |  loach - slender freshwater fishes of Eurasia and Africa resembling catfishescypriniform fish - a soft-finned fish of the order Cypriniformes Cobitidae, family Cobitidae - loaches |
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