loach

1. A bottom-feeding freshwater fish in the superfamily or suborder Cobitoidea.
2. A bottom-feeding freshwater fish in the superfamily or suborder Cobitoidea.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈləʊt͡ʃ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: loche

In summary

Wikispecies
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.

Synonyms

fidget

groundling

perch

redfish

stone loach

Translations

koza

lobo

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Steinbeißer

είδος μικρού κυπρίνου

cobitidés

loup de mer

lupo di mare

Cobitidae

modderkruipers

bermpje

kózka

piskorz

koza pospolita

cadozete

locha