cockatouche

noun

cock·​a·​touche

variants or cockatush

ˈkäkəˌtüsh,

-təsh

plural cockatouches or cockatushes

: a small freshwater fish (Triglopsis thompsonii) of the family Cottidae living in deep waters of the Great lakes and Canadian arctic streams

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