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Remora
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remora rémora rêmora
Translingual
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Etymology
mul la remora delay, believed to retard a ship to which attached.
Proper noun
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genus family Echeneidae suckerfishes
Hypernyms
genus ; Percoidei suborder - suborder; Percoidea superfamily - superfamily; Echeneidae family - family
Hyponyms
genus Remora remora species (common remora, sharksucker) - type species; Remora albescens species (white suckerfish), Remora australis species (whalesucker), Remora brachyptera species (spearfish remora), Remora osteochir species (marlin sucker) - other species
Derived terms
Remorina genus
†Oligoremora genus
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