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otocinclus

otocinclus noun: any member of the species of small South American freshwater fish of the genus Otocinclus, popular in home aquariums.

otocinclus: any member of the species of small South American freshwater fish of the genus Otocinclus, popular...
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Noun

otocinclus (plural otocincluses)

  1. Any member of the species of small South American freshwater fish of the genus Otocinclus, popular in home aquariums.
    Synonyms:
    oto

Synonyms of otocinclus

Forms of otocinclus

pluralotocincluses

Origin of otocinclus

From the genus name Otocinclus. First part from Ancient Greek ὠτο- (ōto-), stem of οὖς (oûs, “ear”).

Words formed from otocinclus

  • golden otocinclus

Questions about otocinclus

What does otocinclus mean?
Otocinclus means any member of the species of small South American freshwater fish of the genus Otocinclus, popular in home aquariums.
What part of speech is otocinclus?
Otocinclus is a noun.
What is the plural of otocinclus?
The plural of otocinclus is otocincluses.

Words near otocinclus in the dictionary

  1. otocephalics
  2. otocephalies
  3. otocephaly
  4. otoceratid
  5. otoceratids
  6. otocinclus
  7. otocincluses
  8. otocone
  9. otocones
  10. otoconia
  11. otoconial

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