Meanings
nounpleco (plural plecos)
plural plecos
- Any of several tropical American fish, of the family Loricariidae, popular in aquaria for their ability to clean tanks by eating algae growth.
Synonyms: plec, pleco fish, plecostomus, janitor fish
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of several tropical American fish, of the family Loricariidae, popular in aquaria for their ability to clean tanks by eating algae growth.
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Origin
Shortened from plecostomus, from translingual Plecostomus.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish pleko
- plekotype of fish
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APA
pleco. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleco
MLA
“pleco.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleco. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pleco,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleco.
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