cory catfish

noun

co·​ry catfish ˈkȯr-ē- 

variants or cory

ˈkȯr-ē 

plural cory catfish or corys also cory catfishes

: corydoras

Two cory catfish per 10-gallon tank stir up the bottom and eat any food that falls to the bottom.

—Kathy van Mullekom

Word History

Etymology

cory by shortening from corydoras

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above