whalesucker

whalesucker
/hwayl"suk'euhr, wayl"-/, n.
a large, blue remora, Remora australis, that attaches itself to whales and dolphins.
[WHALE1 + SUCKER]

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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 • Syn: ↑remora, ↑sucking fish • Hypernyms: ↑spiny finned fish, ↑acanthopterygian • Hyponyms: ↑sharksucker, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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 • Syn: ↑remora, ↑suckerfish • Hypernyms: ↑spiny finned fish, ↑acanthopterygian • Hyponyms: ↑sharksucker, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • whale sucker — noun large blue Pacific remora that attaches to whales and dolphins • Syn: ↑whalesucker, ↑Remilegia australis • Hypernyms: ↑remora, ↑suckerfish, ↑sucking fish • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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