cuckoo catfish

Meaning

Noun

  • Synodontis multipunctatus (species), a small African catfish that lays eggs among the eggs of a cichlid, to be taken care of by the cichlid.
  • Any of a few other species of Synodontis, such as S. petricola, that are also brood parasites.

Related

Similar words

  • multipunk

Broader meaning words

  • upside-down catfish
  • syno

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