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/hwayl"suk'euhr, wayl"-/, n.a large, blue remora, Remora australis, that attaches itself to whales and dolphins.[WHALE1 + SUCKER]
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whalesucker
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whalesucker — noun A tropical species of remora, Remora australis, that attaches exclusively to cetaceans … Wiktionary
whalesucker — noun large blue Pacific remora that attaches to whales and dolphins • Syn: ↑whale sucker, ↑Remilegia australis • Hypernyms: ↑remora, ↑suckerfish, ↑sucking fish • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Remora — Taxobox name = Remora image width = 250px image caption = Spearfish remora, Remora brachyptera regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Perciformes familia = Echeneidae subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision = Echeneis… … Wikipedia
genus Remilegia — noun a genus of Echeneididae • Syn: ↑Remilegia • Hypernyms: ↑fish genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Echeneididae, ↑family Echeneididae, ↑family Echeneidae … Useful english dictionary
Remilegia — noun a genus of Echeneididae • Syn: ↑genus Remilegia • Hypernyms: ↑fish genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Echeneididae, ↑family Echeneididae, ↑family Echeneidae … Useful english dictionary
Remilegia australis — noun large blue Pacific remora that attaches to whales and dolphins • Syn: ↑whale sucker, ↑whalesucker • Hypernyms: ↑remora, ↑suckerfish, ↑sucking fish • Member Holonyms: ↑Remilegia … Useful english dictionary
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
