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janitor fishes

janitor fishes is the plural of janitor fish.

Meaning of janitor fish

Noun

janitor fish (plural janitor fish or janitor fishes)

  1. (Philippines) A pleco, pleco fish or plec: Any of several South and Central American fish, of the family Loricariidae.
    • The janitor fish infestation that has plagued Marikina River and Laguna de Bay has also spread to Mindanao, and is now threatening to run riot across the delicately balanced ecosystem of Asia’s largest marshland, the Agusan Marsh in Agusan del Sur.2006 June 6, Mike Baños, “Janitor fish threatens Asia's largest marshland”, in Philstar.com

Questions about janitor fishes

What is janitor fishes the plural of?
Janitor fishes is the plural of janitor fish.

Words near janitor fishes in the dictionary

  1. Janiszewskis
  2. Janite
  3. Janites
  4. janitor
  5. janitor fish
  6. janitor fishes
  7. janitorial
  8. janitorially
  9. janitoriat
  10. janitoring
  11. janitors

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