pleco

English

A pleco (here Pterygoplichthys pardalis) in an aquarium.

Etymology

Shortened from plecostomus, from translingual Plecostomus.

Noun

pleco (plural plecos)

Any of several tropical American fish, of the family Loricariidae, popular in aquaria for their ability to clean tanks by eating algae growth.
Synonyms: plec, pleco fish, plecostomus

Translations

type of fish

Finnish: pleko

References

Plecostomus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Plecostomus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

Ploče, copel, ploce

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