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loach

American  
[lohch] / loʊtʃ /

noun

  1. any of several slender European and Asian fishes of the family Cobitidae and related families, having several barbels around the mouth.

Loach 1 British  
/ ləʊtʃ /

noun

  1. Ken ( neth ). born 1936, British television and film director; his works for television include Cathy Come Home (1966) and his films include Kes (1970), Riff-Raff (1991), Bread and Roses (2000), The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006), and The Angels' Share (2012)

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loach 2 British  
/ ləʊtʃ /

noun

  1. any carplike freshwater cyprinoid fish of the family Cobitidae, of Eurasia and Africa, having a long narrow body with barbels around the mouth

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Etymology

Origin of loach

1325–75; Middle English loche < Middle French

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