loach /ˈləʊt͡ʃ/ noun4 •A bottom-feeding freshwater fish in the superfamily or suborder Cobitoidea. •Any true loach, of the family Cobitidae. •A similar fish in one of three other families of Cypriniformes: Botiidae, Balitoridae, and Gyrinocheilidae. •(slang) Synonym of LOH (light observation helicopter) formsloaches