pleco

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English[edit]

A pleco (here Pterygoplichthys pardalis) in an aquarium.

Etymology[edit]

Shortened from plecostomus, from translingual Plecostomus.

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

type of fish

Finnish: pleko

References[edit]

Plecostomus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Plecostomus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams[edit]

Ploče, copel, ploce

Upper Sorbian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pleťè.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

pleco n

(anatomy) buttcheek

Declension[edit]

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[edit]

“pleco” in Soblex

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