loach.
A bottom-feeding freshwater fish in the superfamily or suborder Cobitoidea.
Meaning & usage
A bottom-feeding freshwater fish in the superfamily or suborder Cobitoidea. Any true loach, of the family Cobitidae.
A bottom-feeding freshwater fish in the superfamily or suborder Cobitoidea. A similar fish in one of three other families of Cypriniformes: Botiidae, Balitoridae, and Gyrinocheilidae.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English loche, from Old French loche, further origin uncertain, possibly from Vulgar Latin *laukka (“loach”), which could be from Gaulish *leuca (“loach, slug”), also attested as the feminine name Leuca, from leux (“bright, light”), a reference to slugs' bright appearance, the fish later being associated due to similarities to the slug.
Synonym of LOH (light observation helicopter)
Where this word comes from
From the pronunciation of the acronym LOH (“loach”).
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