remora

/ˈrɛmərə/
/rəˈmɔrə/
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Other forms: remoras

Definitions of remora
  1. noun
    marine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objects
    synonyms: suckerfish, sucking fish
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    types:
    Echeneis naucrates, sharksucker
    remoras found attached to sharks
    Remilegia australis, whale sucker, whalesucker
    large blue Pacific remora that attaches to whales and dolphins
    type of:
    acanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish
    a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
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