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Roach — can refer to:Animals * Cockroaches * Roach (fish), certain members of family Cyprinidae: ** the genus Rutilus , which includes the Common Roach ( Rutilus rutilus ) ** the California Roach of the monotypic genus Hesperoleucus Other * To clip,… … Wikipedia
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 — Ⅰ. roach [1] ► NOUN (pl. same) ▪ a common freshwater fish of the carp family. ORIGIN Old French roche. Ⅱ. roach [2] ► NOUN informal 1) chiefly N. Amer. a cockroach … English terms 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 — [ routʃ ] noun count 1. ) AMERICAN INFORMAL a COCKROACH 2. ) INFORMAL the end of a cigarette containing MARIJUANA 3. ) a fish that lives in rivers and lakes in Europe … Usage of the words and phrases in modern 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 — 1) the cyprinid fish Rutilus rutilus of Europe 2) the upward curve in the foot of a square sail. From the convex profiles of this fish. See also roach backed and roach bellied 3) used incorrectly for certain North American sunfishes… … Dictionary of ichthyology
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
Fish scale — For other uses, see Fish scale (disambiguation). The cycloid scales of a common roach (Rutilus rutilus). The row of lateral line scales is visible in the lower half of the image. The skin of most bony and cartilaginous fishes are covered by… … Wikipedia
fish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I v. angle; pull out, dredge; solicit; search. See pursuit, desire, fish, food. II Aquatic vertebrate animal Nouns 1. fish, denizen of the deep, Pisces; anadromous, freshwater or saltwater fish, tropical … English dictionary for students
