Hypertext Webster Gateway: "loach"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Loach \Loach\, n. [OE. loche, F. loche.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several small, fresh-water, cyprinoid fishes of
the genera {Cobitis}, {Nemachilus}, and allied genera, having
six or more barbules around the mouth. They are found in
Europe and Asia. The common European species ({N.
barbatulus}) is used as a food fish.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
loach
n : slender freshwater fishes of Eurasia and Africa resembling
catfishes
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