suckerfish
suckerfish · suckerfishes · suckerfish
A remora or other fish of family Echeneidae, especially Echeneis naucratesA remora or other fish of family Echeneidae, especially Echeneis naucrates.
Meaning
1 sensesA remora or other fish of family Echeneidae, especially Echeneis naucrates.
More definitions
- marine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objects
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From sucker + fish.From sucker + fish.
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Forms
plural: suckerfishes / suckerfish| Singular | suckerfish |
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| Plural | suckerfishes / suckerfish |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- marine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objects:remorasucking fish
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedslender suckerfish
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular