cuckoo catfish

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noun
  1. 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. 2

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

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