Look up: Remora


  1. Remora
    [genus] Remora is a genus of suckerfish. It contains the following species: ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remora_(genus)

  2. remora
    [n] - marine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objects
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=remora

  3. Remora
    Rem'o·ra noun [ Latin : confer French rémora .] 1. Delay; obstacle; hindrance. [ Obsolete] Milton. 2. (Zoology) Any one of several species of fishes belonging to Echeneis , Remora , and allie...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/49

  4. remora
    1. Delay; obstacle; hindrance. ... 2. <zoology> Any one of several species of fishes belonging to Echeneis, Remora, and allied genera. Called also sucking fish. ... The anterior dorsal fin is converted into a large sucking disk, having two transverse rows of lamellae, situated on the top of th...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?remora

  5. remora
    suckerfish noun marine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objects
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=remora

  6. Remora
    • (n.) An instrument formerly in use, intended to retain parts in their places. • (n.) Delay; obstacle; hindrance. • (n.) Any one of several species of fishes belonging to Echeneis, Remora, and allied genera. Called also sucking fish.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/remora/

  7. remora
    any of 8–10 species of marine fishes of the family Echeneidae (order Perciformes) noted for attaching themselves to, and riding about on, sharks, ... [1 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/r/32

  8. Remora
    USS Remora was an American Corsair Class submarine of 1570 tons displacement launched in 1945. The USS Remora was armed with one 5 inch gun; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/RR.HTM

  9. Remora
    Phtheirichthys Remora Remorina The remora (ə), sometimes called a suckerfish or sharksucker, is an elongated, brown fish in the order Perciformes and family Echeneidae. They grow to 30–90 centimetres long (1–3 ft), and their distinctive first dorsal fin takes the form of a modified oval sucker...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remora

  10. remora
    remora (rem'uru) , any of the several species of warmwater fishes of the family Echeneidae, characterized by an oval sucking disk on the top of the head. With this apparatus (a modification of the dorsal fin) the remora, or suckerfish, attaches itself to sharks, swordfishes, drums, marlins, and ...
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0841513.html

  11. Remora
    The Remora is a genus of fish included in the Goby family. They have on top of their head a peculiar sucking-disc which they use to attach themselves to the bottom of other fish or ships.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/BR.HTM

  12. remora
    Any of a family of warm-water fishes that have an adhesive disc on the head, by which they attach themselves to whales, sharks, and turtles. These provide the remora with shelter and transport, as well as food in the form of parasites on the host's skin
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0008616.html

  13. remora
    1) Acanthopterygian 2) Clinging fish 3) Fish 4) Fish that hitches rides 5) Saltwater sucker 6) Shark hanger-on 7) Shark-riding fish 8) Shark's hitchhiker 9) Spiny-finned fish 10) Sucker fish 11) Suckerfish 12) Suckin...
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/remora/1

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