SUCKERFISH

remora, suckerfish, sucking fish

(noun) marine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objects

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

suckerfish (plural suckerfishes or suckerfish)

The remora and other fish of family Echeneidae, especially Echeneis naucrates.

Source: Wiktionary



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COVERT

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