"L-number" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: L-numbers [plural]
Etymology: Short for Loricariidae number. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Loricariidae}} Loricariidae, {{m|en|number}} number Head templates: {{en-noun}} L-number (plural L-numbers)
  1. Any of the identification numbers used in an informal system for classifying catfish before they have an scientific name. Wikipedia link: L-number
    Sense id: en-L-number-en-noun-4SIDixEM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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