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gold nugget pleco

gold nugget pleco noun: baryancistrus xanthellus, a species of armored catfish endemic to Brazil.

gold nugget pleco: baryancistrus xanthellus, a species of armored catfish endemic to Brazil
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Noun

gold nugget pleco (plural gold nugget plecos)

  1. Baryancistrus xanthellus, a species of armored catfish endemic to Brazil.
    • One of the most attractive species of armored suckermouth catfish is the recently imported gold nugget pleco.1991, Ferraris, Carl J, Catfish in the aquarium : an introduction to catfish keeping and the diversity of catfish forms and behavior, page 45
    • The gold nugget pleco is a highly variable species, found from the lowland region of the Xingu at Belo Monte, upstream to above São Félix do Xingu.(Can we date this quote?), Oliver Lucanus, “Gold Nugget Plecos: Treasure from the Xingu”, in tfhmagazine.com

Forms of gold nugget pleco

pluralgold nugget plecos

Questions about gold nugget pleco

What does gold nugget pleco mean?
Gold nugget pleco means baryancistrus xanthellus, a species of armored catfish endemic to Brazil.
What part of speech is gold nugget pleco?
Gold nugget pleco is a noun.
What is the plural of gold nugget pleco?
The plural of gold nugget pleco is gold nugget plecos.

Words near gold nugget pleco in the dictionary

  1. Gold Mountain
  2. gold name
  3. gold names
  4. gold note
  5. gold notes
  6. gold nugget pleco
  7. gold nugget plecos
  8. gold ocher
  9. gold ochre
  10. gold ochres
  11. gold of Bruges

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