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noun
Any of several tropical American fish, of the family Loricariidae, popular in aquaria for their ability to clean tanks by eating algae growth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: plec, pleco fish, plecostomus, janitor fish
Antonyms: none provided
History
Shortened from plecostomus, from translingual Plecostomus.
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