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suckerfish

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suck·er·fish  (skr-fsh)
n. pl. suckerfish or suck·er·fish·es
See remora.
suckerfish [ˈsʌkəˌfɪʃ], suckfish
n pl -fish, -fishes
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) other names for remora
[so called because of the suction disc on its head]
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Noun1.suckerfish - marine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objectssuckerfish - marine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objects
remora, sucking fish
acanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish - a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
Echeneididae, family Echeneidae, family Echeneididae - fishes having a sucking disk on the head for clinging to other fishes and to ships
Echeneis naucrates, sharksucker - remoras found attached to sharks
Remilegia australis, whale sucker, whalesucker - large blue Pacific remora that attaches to whales and dolphins
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