Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

janitor fish

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables: jan-i-tor -fish
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pleco, pleco fish or plec: Any of several South and Central American fish, of the family Loricariidae.

Example Sentences

"The janitor fish infestation that has plagued Marikina River and Laguna de Bay has also spread to Mindanao, and is now threatening to run riot across the delicately balanced ecosystem of Asia’s largest marshland, the Agusan Marsh in Agusan del Sur."

Etymology

From janitor + fish, coined by the Filipino locals and as well as the aquarium fish enthusiasts for its ability to clean aquaria by eating algae and fish excrements.

Inflected Forms

janitor fishes (plural)

Questions

What does janitor fish mean?: A pleco, pleco fish or plec: Any of several South and Central American fish, of the family Loricariidae.
Where does janitor fish come from?: From janitor + fish, coined by the Filipino locals and as well as the aquarium fish enthusiasts for its ability to clean aquaria by eating algae and fish excrements.

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