loach

Meaning

Noun

  • A bottom-feeding freshwater fish in the superfamily or suborder Cobitoidea.
  • Synonym of LOH

Origin

  • Image:Misgurnus anguillicaudatus.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Misgurnus anguillicaudatus, the muddy loach]]
  • 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, a reference to slugs' bright appearance, the fish later being associated due to similarities to the slug.
  • From the pronunciation of the acronym LOH

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