Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete or archaic spelling of
loach .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) See
loach .
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- noun Alternative form of
loach . (kind of fish)
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Examples
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In the winter, moose, rabbit, whitefish, and loche are part of the diet, and in the spring woodland caribou [10].
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The tétart (best of all) and the loche climb the torrents to the height of 2500 and even 3000 feet: they have a kind of pneumatic sucker, which enables them to cling to rocks.
Two Years in the French West Indies Lafcadio Hearn 1877
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In addition to the two fishes above named, a loche _Cobitis thermalis_, and a carp, _Nuria thermoicos_, were found in the hot-springs of Kannea at a heat 40°
Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 (of 2) James Emerson Tennent 1836
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In addition to the two fishes above named, a loche _Cobitis thermalis_, and a carp, _Nuria thermoicos_, were found in the hot-springs of Kannea, at a heat 40°
Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon James Emerson Tennent 1836
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_tétart_, _banane_, _loche_, and _dormeur_ are the principal varieties.
Two Years in the French West Indies Lafcadio Hearn 1877
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