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单词 loach
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Definition of loach in English:

loach

noun ləʊtʃloʊtʃ
  • A small elongated bottom-dwelling freshwater fish with several barbels near the mouth, found in Eurasia and north-western Africa.

    泥鳅

    Family Cobitidae and Homalopteridae (or Balitoridae): several genera and numerous species

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Clown loaches are schooling fish that should never be kept alone!
    • In order to bring to light the Indian varieties there are about 13 species of fish from the Western Ghats, which include half-beak fish, danio, loaches and rasboras.
    • We have a freshwater fish tank community of tetras, catfish, gouramis and loaches.
    • The loach had to go, it was eating all the food and had grown enormous.
    • Another extreme example of habitat adaptation is found in hillstream loaches, which live in the steep, torrential watercourses of Asiatic hillstreams.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French loche, of unknown origin.

Rhymes

approach, broach, brooch, coach, encroach, poach, reproach, roach

Definition of loach in US English:

loach

nounloʊtʃlōCH
  • A small elongated bottom-dwelling freshwater fish with several barbels near the mouth, found in Eurasia and northwestern Africa.

    泥鳅

    Families Cobitidae and Homalopteridae (or Balitoridae): several genera and numerous species

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The loach had to go, it was eating all the food and had grown enormous.
    • Clown loaches are schooling fish that should never be kept alone!
    • We have a freshwater fish tank community of tetras, catfish, gouramis and loaches.
    • Another extreme example of habitat adaptation is found in hillstream loaches, which live in the steep, torrential watercourses of Asiatic hillstreams.
    • In order to bring to light the Indian varieties there are about 13 species of fish from the Western Ghats, which include half-beak fish, danio, loaches and rasboras.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French loche, of unknown origin.

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