L-number

noun

Any of the identification numbers used in an informal system for classifying catfish before they have a scientific name.

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Meanings

nounL-number (plural L-numbers)

plural L-numbers

  1. Any of the identification numbers used in an informal system for classifying catfish before they have a scientific name.

Origin

Short for Loricariidae number.

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APA

L-number. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/L-number

MLA

“L-number.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/L-number. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “L-number,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/L-number.

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