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• noun (Context 1)

A freshwater armored catfish of the family Loricariidae, native to tropical South America and widely kept in aquariums to control algae growth.

Usage Example

"The novice aquarist bought a small pleco to clean the tank glass, not realizing it could eventually grow to be over a foot long."

Strongest
pleco
Weak
catfish

• Nearby Words

platystemon
playpen
pleco
plecostomus
plectranthus
pleione
plesiosaur

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Plecostomus. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/plecostomus
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