cuckoo catfish

noun — 2 senses

cuckoo catfish

noun
1

Synodontis multipunctatus, a small African catfish that lays eggs among the eggs of a cichlid, to be taken care of by the cichlid.

2

Any of a few other species of Synodontis, such as S. petricola, that are also brood parasites.

Synonyms
multipunk
Hypernyms
upside-down catfish, syno

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