pleco

A pleco (here Pterygoplichthys pardalis) in an aquarium.

Meaning

Noun

Any of several tropical American fish, of the family Loricariidae (family), popular in aquaria for their ability to clean tanks by eating algae growth.

Origin

Shortened from plecostomus, from Translingual Plecostomus (genus).

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