different between loach vs beardy

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l??t?/
• Rhymes: -??t?

Etymology 1

Wikispecies From Middle English loche, from Old French loche, further origin uncertain, possibly from Vulgar Latin *laukka (“loach”), which could be from Gaulish *leuca (“loach, slug”), also attested as the feminine name Leuca, from leux (“bright, light”), a reference to slugs' bright appearance, the fish later being associated due to similarities to the slug.

Noun

loach (plural loaches)

1. A bottom-feeding freshwater fish in the superfamily or suborder Cobitoidea.
   1. Any true loach, of the family Cobitidae.
   2. A similar fish in one of three other families of Cypriniformes: Botiidae, Balitoridae, and Gyrinocheilidae.

Derived terms

• clown loach (Chromobotia macracanthus)
• dojo loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus)
• hillstream loach (Balitoridae)
• muddy loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus)
• oriental loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus)
• panda loach (Yaoshania pachychilus)
• pond loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus)
• river loach (Balitoridae)
• spined loach (Cobitis taenia)
• sucking loach (Gyrinocheilus spp.)
• weather loach (Misgurnus spp.)

Translations

References

Etymology 2

From the pronunciation of the acronym LOH (“loach”)

Noun

loach (plural loaches)

1. (slang) Synonym of LOH (light observation helicopter)

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?b??di/

Etymology 1

From beard +? -y. Compare Saterland Frisian boartich (“bearded”), Dutch baardig (“bearded”), German bärtig (“bearded”).

Adjective

beardy (comparative beardier or more beardy, superlative beardiest or most beardy)

1. Bearded.
   • 1967 May, The Siege of Witch-Hobble Island, Boys' Life, page 44,

     But his left foot was caught in that blame noose in the end of the rope, so only his beardy head went underwater and he was dragged along like that for a few wet yards.

   • 2008, Howard Whitehouse, Bill Slavin, The Island of Mad Scientists: Being an Excursion to the Wilds of Scotland, page 42,

     The biggest, oldest, beardiest, reddest-faced of them addressed Professor Bellbuckle.

2. Manly, masculine.
   • 1851, The Musical World, Volume 29, page 228,

     The Doge is one of the popular barytone's most weighty performances, and we do not remember to have heard his voice more powerful, his acting more beardy and emphatic.

Etymology 2

From beard +? -y.

Alternative forms

• beardie

Noun

beardy (plural beardies)

1. (informal) A bearded person or animal:
   1. A bearded person; used to identify members of a group or class who can be identified by the wearing of beards.
      • 1900, Alexander Gordon, Wroe, John, article in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Vol 63,

        His followers were known in Australia as ‘beardies.’

      • 2011, Chris Gibson, John Connell, Festival Places: Revitalising Rural Australia, page 255,

        Seven such social groups were present at the two festivals: Beardies; Jammers; Irish Fiddlers; Poets; Dancers; Campers an Vanners. […] The Beardies are men, mainly heavily bearded; described by David as ‘the traditionalists and fundamentalists of the folk scene’ who are often heads of folk club[s], the older generation and the highly respected (Figure 15.1).

   2. A bearded dragon.
      • 2005, Reptiles, Volume 13,

        But she always kept her distance whenever one of my beardies was out of its cage, as if Moose merely acted like a good-natured lap lizard to throw her off […] .

      • 2007, Steve Grenard, Bearded Dragon, page 52,

        It is impossible to determine the sex of beardies as babies or juveniles, so if you are thinking of breeding them, you may have to buy four or five and raise them in individual enclosures.

      • 2008, Suzanne Buckingham, Meet the Bearded Dragon, page 20,

        The bearded dragon will reach its adult length by one year. Baby beardies quickly grow into long, strong lizards!

   3. A bearded collie.
      • 1996, Andrew De Prisco, James Burris Johnson, Choosing a Dog for Life, page 73,

        Beardies grow fast. They grow like a weed and can be as unsightly as one.

      • 2005, Don Burke, The Complete Burke's Backyard: The Ultimate Book of Fact Sheets, page 754,

        Beardies take two to three years to mature, so be prepared for typical puppy activity during this time.

   4. Any of several kinds of fish; a loach.
      • 1864, John Younger, River Angling for Salmon and Trout : With a Memoir and List of the Tweed Salmon Casts, page 180,

        Loaches (or beardies) often also thinned our preserves, and in this they were occasionally helped by small eels. Whenever beardies got within an enclosure containing only creepers and caddis worms, in a very short space of time the beardies alone were left, so rapacious are these small fishes.

Anagrams

• brayed, bready, red bay, redbay