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pleco.

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

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Any of several tropical American fish, of the family Loricariidae, popular in aquaria for their ability to clean tanks by eating algae growth.

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Shortened from plecostomus, from translingual Plecostomus.

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