Look up: Loach

1. loach
   [n] - slender freshwater fishes of Eurasia and Africa resembling catfishes
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2. Loach
   Loach (lōch) noun [ Middle English loche , French loche .] (Zoology) Any one of several small, fresh-water, cyprinoid fishes of the genera Cobitis , Nemachilus , and allied genera, having six or more barbules ar...
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3. loach
   <zoology> Any one of several small, fresh water, cyprinoid fishes of the genera Cobitis, Nemachilus, and allied genera, having six or more barbules around the mouth. They are found in Europe and Asia. The common European species (N. Barbatulus) is used as a food fish. ... Origin: OE. Loche, F....
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4. loach
   noun slender freshwater fishes of Eurasia and Africa resembling catfishes
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5. Loach
   • (n.) Any one of several small, fresh-water, cyprinoid fishes of the genera Cobitis, Nemachilus, and allied genera, having six or more barbules around the mouth. They are found in Europe and Asia. The common European species (N. barbatulus) is used as a food fish.
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6. loach
   any of the small, generally elongated freshwater fishes of the family Cobitidae. More than 200 species are known; most are native to central and ... [1 related articles]
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7. Loach
   The loach is a small fish (Cobitis tartatula) inhabiting small clear streams in England, and formerly esteemed as a dainty food. A smaller species, the spined loach or groundling (Corbitis toenia), also occurs in England. The name loach is also given to the eel-pout (Lota vulgaris) and the three-bearded rockling (Motella vulgaris).
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8. loach
   Carplike freshwater fish with a long narrow body and no teeth in the small downward-pointing mouth, which is surrounded by barbels (sensitive bristles). Loaches are native to Asian and European waters. (Family Cobitidae.)
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