cuckoo catfish

noun

Synodontis multipunctatus, a small African catfish that lays eggs among the eggs of a cichlid, to be taken care of by the cichlid.

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Meanings

nouncuckoo catfish (plural cuckoo catfishes or cuckoo catfish)

plural cuckoo catfishes

  1. Synodontis multipunctatus, a small African catfish that lays eggs among the eggs of a cichlid, to be taken care of by the cichlid.

    Synonyms: multipunk

  2. Any of a few other species of Synodontis, such as S. petricola, that are also brood parasites.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynodontis multipunctatus, a small African catfish that lays eggs among the eggs of a cichlid, to be taken care of by the cichlid.

Similar
multipunk
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