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plecostomus

plecostomus noun: any of several fish in the family Loricariidae marketed for aquariums due to their diet cleaning the habitat.

Noun

plecostomus (plural plecostomi)

  1. Any of several fish in the family Loricariidae marketed for aquariums due to their diet cleaning the habitat

Synonyms of plecostomus

Forms of plecostomus

pluralplecostomi

Questions about plecostomus

What does plecostomus mean?
Plecostomus means any of several fish in the family Loricariidae marketed for aquariums due to their diet cleaning the habitat.
What part of speech is plecostomus?
Plecostomus is a noun.
What is the plural of plecostomus?
The plural of plecostomus is plecostomi.

Words near plecostomus in the dictionary

  1. plecopterid
  2. plecopterids
  3. plecopterous
  4. plecos
  5. plecostomi
  6. plecostomus
  7. plecotin
  8. plecotins
  9. plecs
  10. plecstrin
  11. plectasin

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