[
n] - marine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objects
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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 allied genera. Called also
sucking fish . �...
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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 the head. They adhere firmly to sharks and other lar...
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suckerfish noun marine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objects
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• (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.
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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]
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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.
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[genus] Remora is a genus of remoras native to temperate to tropical marine waters world-wide. The currently recognized species in this genus are: ...
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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 ...
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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.
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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
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delay; obstacle
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