"cuckoo catfish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cuckoo catfishes [plural], cuckoo catfish [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|es|cuckoo catfish}} cuckoo catfish (plural cuckoo catfishes or cuckoo catfish)
  1. Synodontis multipunctatus, a small African catfish that lays eggs among the eggs of a cichlid, to be taken care of by the cichlid. Categories (lifeform): Catfish Synonyms: multipunk Hypernyms: upside-down catfish, syno
    Sense id: en-cuckoo_catfish-en-noun-ak-zzY1L Disambiguation of Catfish: 71 29
  2. Any of a few other species of Synodontis, such as S. petricola, that are also brood parasites.
    Sense id: en-cuckoo_catfish-en-noun-D2aR1jLw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 63

Inflected forms

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