loach

Etymology 1


From, from , further origin , possibly from , which could be from , also attested as the feminine name , from , a reference to slugs' bright appearance, the fish later being associated due to similarities to the slug.

Noun

 * 1) A bottom-feeding freshwater fish in the superfamily or suborder.
 * 2) Any, of the family.
 * 3) A similar fish in one of three other families of :, , and.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: щипок
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 鯉形目
 * Chukchi: ԓыгиннээн, ԓыгинныт
 * Czech:
 * Finnish: piikkinuoliainen,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Luxembourgish: Grondel
 * Manx: caillagh ruy, carroo ruy
 * Norman: louoche
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: cadozete
 * Russian:
 * Slovak: pĺž, pĺžik
 * Slovene: činklja
 * Spanish:

Etymology 2
From the pronunciation of the acronym.

Noun

 * 1)   light observation helicopter