European roach

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• Roach — Roach, n. [OE. rroche; cf. AS. reohha, D. rog, roch, G. roche, LG. ruche, Dan. rokke ray, Sw. rocka, and E. ray a fish.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A European fresh water fish of the Carp family ({Leuciscus rutilus}). It is silver white, with a greenish… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• roach — ☆ roach1 [rōch ] n. 1. short for COCKROACH 2. Slang the butt of a marijuana cigarette roach2 [rōch] n. pl. roach or roaches [ME roche < OFr < Gmc, as in MLowG roche, OE ruhha, roach, akin to OE ruh, ROUGH …   English World dictionary

• roach — [rəutʃ US routʃ] n [Sense: 1,3; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: cockroach] [Sense: 2; Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: roche] 1.) AmE informal a ↑cockroach 2.) a type of European fish 3.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• roach — roach1 /rohch/, n. 1. a cockroach. 2. Slang. the butt of a marijuana cigarette. [1830 40, Amer.; 1940 45, Amer. for def. 2; short form of COCKROACH] roach2 /rohch/, n., pl. roaches, (esp. collectively) …   Universalium

• roach — I [[t]roʊtʃ[/t]] n. 1) ent a cockroach 2) pha sts Slang. the butt of a marijuana cigarette • Etymology: 1830–40, amer.; by shortening II roach [[t]roʊtʃ[/t]] n. pl. roach•es, (esp. collectively)roach. 1) ich a European freshwater fish, Rutilus… …   From formal English to slang

• roach — [[t]ro͟ʊtʃ[/t]] ♦♦♦ roaches (The form roach can be used as the plural for meaning 2.) 1) N COUNT A roach is the same as a cockroach. [mainly AM] He found his brother in a seedy, roach infested apartment. 2) N COUNT A roach is a fish that lives in …   English dictionary

• European river zonation — The classification of European rivers comes from the fish fauna found in them. Changes in taxonomic composition relate to physical and chemical changes that occur longitudinally. Zonation (from headwater to estuary) Trout zone This zone has a… …   Wikipedia

• Roach (fish) — Fish called roach are members of the carp and minnow family (Cyprinidae):* European roaches, genus Rutilus ** The Common Roach, Rutilus rutilus * The California Roach of the monotypic genus Hesperoleucus ee also* Chub * Dace * Minnow * Shiner …   Wikipedia

• roach — I. noun (plural roach; also roaches) Etymology: Middle English roche, from Anglo French roche, rosse Date: 13th century 1. a silver green European freshwater cyprinid fish (Rutilus rutilus); also any of various related fishes (as some shiners) 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• roach-and-dace — face (rhyming slang). Roach and dace are European cyprinid fishes …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• roach — I. /roʊtʃ / (say rohch) noun (plural roach or roaches) 1. a European freshwater fish, Rutilus rutilus, of the carp family, introduced into Tasmania. 2. any of various similar fishes, as the golden shiner, Notemigonus crysoleucas, of eastern North …