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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23 September 2024

CLEAN

(adjective) free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed; “he landed a clean left on his opponent’s cheek”; “a clean throw”; “the neat exactness of the surgeon’s knife”


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