Remora
Translingual
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Etymology
Latin remora (“delay”), believed to retard a ship to which attached.
Proper noun
Remora f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Echeneidae – suckerfishes.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Perciformes - order; Percoidei - suborder; Percoidea - superfamily; Echeneidae - family
Hyponyms
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Derived terms
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References
Remora on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Remora on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Remora on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons