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Pleco is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Pleco in a sentence

Pleco meaning

Any of several tropical American fish, of the family Loricariidae, popular in aquaria for their ability to clean tanks by eating algae growth.

Using Pleco

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any of several tropical American fish, of the family Loricariidae, popular in aquaria for their ability to clean tanks by eating algae growth.

Context around Pleco

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

last 1× try 1× loricariidae 1×

Often after:

away 1× catfish 1×

Sentence patterns with Pleco

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

allies loricariidae pleco catfish and 1× can try pleco for chinese 1× my last pleco away 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

i was desperate 1× retrieved 26 may 1× those learners can 1×

Common sentence endings:

last pleco away 1× shades of meaning 1× south american killifish 1×

Words around Pleco

Just before it in the word index:

plecker 2 plecas 4 plec 3 plebs 29 plebiscites 12 plebiscite 93

Just after it in the word index:

plectra 3 plectranthus 2 plectrude 3 plectrum 21 plectrums 2 pled 122

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Pleco

  • In this selection, "pleco" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, last, try, loricariidae, away and catfish stand out and add context to how "pleco" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include allies loricariidae pleco catfish and and can try pleco for chinese. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "pleco" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with pleco

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

I was desperate to give my last pleco away. (9 words)

Retrieved 26 May 2014 The most species rich families are Characidae (tetras and allies), Loricariidae (pleco catfish and allies) and Rivulidae (South American killifish). (24 words)

Those learners can try Pleco (for Chinese) and Kanji Recognizer (for Japanese, Android only), which are essentially dictionary apps and provide more detailed translations and shades of meaning. (28 words)

Longer example sentences

Those learners can try Pleco (for Chinese) and Kanji Recognizer (for Japanese, Android only), which are essentially dictionary apps and provide more detailed translations and shades of meaning. (28 words)

Retrieved 26 May 2014 The most species rich families are Characidae (tetras and allies), Loricariidae (pleco catfish and allies) and Rivulidae (South American killifish). (24 words)

I was desperate to give my last pleco away. (9 words)

Example sentences (3)

I was desperate to give my last pleco away.

Those learners can try Pleco (for Chinese) and Kanji Recognizer (for Japanese, Android only), which are essentially dictionary apps and provide more detailed translations and shades of meaning.

Retrieved 26 May 2014 The most species rich families are Characidae (tetras and allies), Loricariidae (pleco catfish and allies) and Rivulidae (South American killifish).

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "pleco" in a sentence?
An example: "I was desperate to give my last pleco away." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "pleco" from authentic English texts.
What does "pleco" mean?
Pleco means: Any of several tropical American fish, of the family Loricariidae, popular in aquaria for their ability to clean tanks by eating algae growth.
How many example sentences with "pleco" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "pleco", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.