English-Thai Dictionary
loach
N ปลาน้ำจืด พวก Cobitidae
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
LOACH, LOCHE
n.A small fish of the genus Cobitis, inhabiting small clear streams, and esteemed dainty food.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
LOACH
Loach, n. Etym: [OE. loche, F. loche. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of several small, fresh-water, cyprinoid fishes of the genera Cobitis, Nemachilus, and allied genera, having six or more barbules around the mouth. They are found in Europe and Asia. The common European species (N. barbatulus ) is used as a food fish.
New American Oxford Dictionary
loach
loach |lōCH loʊtʃ | ▶noun a small elongated bottom-dwelling freshwater fish with several barbels near the mouth, found in Eurasia and northwestern Africa. [Families Cobitidae and Homalopteridae (or Balitoridae ): several genera and numerous species. ] ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French loche, of unknown origin.
Loach, Ken
Loach, Ken |ləʊtʃ | (b.1936 ), English film director; full name Kenneth Loach. He has persistently explored social and political issues in works including the TV film Cathy Come Home (1966 ) and the feature film Kes (1969 ).
Oxford Dictionary
loach
loach |ləʊtʃ | ▶noun a small elongated bottom-dwelling freshwater fish with several barbels near the mouth, found in Eurasia and NW Africa. ●Family Cobitidae and Homalopteridae (or Balitoridae ): several genera and numerous species. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French loche, of unknown origin.
Loach, Ken
Loach, Ken |ləʊtʃ | (b.1936 ), English film director; full name Kenneth Loach. He has persistently explored social and political issues in works including the TV film Cathy Come Home (1966 ) and the feature film Kes (1969 ).
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
loach
loach /loʊtʃ /名詞 C 〘魚 〙ドジョウ .