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suckerfish
suck·er·fish S0861100 (sŭk′ər-fĭsh′)n. pl. suckerfish or suck·er·fish·es See remora.suckerfish (ˈsʌkəˌfɪʃ) or suckfishn, pl -fish or -fishes (Animals) other names for remora[C18: so called because of the suction disc on its head]rem•o•ra (ˈrɛm ər ə)
n., pl. -ras. 1. any of several fishes of the family Echeneidae, having on the top of the head a large sucking disk by which they attach themselves to moving objects above. 2. Archaic. an obstacle or hindrance. [1560–70; < Late Latin; Latin: delay, hindrance, derivative of remorārī to linger, delay =re- re- + morārī to delay] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  suckerfish - marine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objectsremora, sucking fishacanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish - a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible raysEcheneididae, family Echeneidae, family Echeneididae - fishes having a sucking disk on the head for clinging to other fishes and to shipsEcheneis naucrates, sharksucker - remoras found attached to sharksRemilegia australis, whale sucker, whalesucker - large blue Pacific remora that attaches to whales and dolphins |
suckerfish
suckerfish: see remoraremora
, 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,
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Synonyms for suckerfishnoun marine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objectsSynonymsRelated Words- acanthopterygian
- spiny-finned fish
- Echeneididae
- family Echeneidae
- family Echeneididae
- Echeneis naucrates
- sharksucker
- Remilegia australis
- whale sucker
- whalesucker
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