sharksucker

(ˈʃɑːkˌsʌkə) n (Animals) an informal name for a remora

shark•suck•er

(ˈʃɑrkˌsʌk ər)

n. any remora.

Thesaurus

Noun

sharksucker - remoras found attached to sharks Echeneis naucratesremora, suckerfish, sucking fish - marine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objectsEcheneis, genus Echeneis - type genus of the Echeneididae: typical remoras

sharksucker

sharksucker:

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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sharksucker

noun

Synonyms for sharksucker

noun remoras found attached to sharks

Synonyms

Echeneis naucrates

Related Words

remora
suckerfish
sucking fish
Echeneis
genus Echeneis

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