pleco

English

A pleco (here Pterygoplichthys pardalis) in an aquarium.

Etymology

Shortened from plecostomus, from translingual Plecostomus.

Noun

pleco (plural plecos)

Any of several tropical American fish, of the family Loricariidae, popular in aquaria for their ability to clean tanks by eating algae growth.
Synonyms: plec, pleco fish, plecostomus

Translations

type of fish

Finnish: pleko

References

Plecostomus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Plecostomus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

Ploče, copel, ploce

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pleťè.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈplɛt͡sɔ]
Rhymes: -ɔ
Hyphenation: ple‧co

Noun

pleco n

(anatomy) buttcheek

Declension

Declension of pleco

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	pleco	plecy	pleca
genitive	pleca	plecow	plecow
dative	plecu	plecomaj	plecam
accusative	pleco	plecy	pleca
instrumental	plecom	plecomaj	plecami
locative	plecu	plecomaj	plecach
vocative	pleco	plecy	pleca

Further reading

“pleco” in Soblex

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