Associations to the word «Loach»

Wiktionary

LOACH, noun. A bottom-feeding freshwater fish in the superfamily Cobitoidea.
LOACH, noun. The true loach, of the family Cobitidae.
LOACH, noun. A similar fish in one of three other families of Cypriniformes: Botiidae, Balitoridae, and Gyrinocheilidae.

Dictionary definition

LOACH, noun. Slender freshwater fishes of Eurasia and Africa resembling catfishes.

Wise words

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John Locke