whalesucker
whalesucker · whalesuckers
A tropical species of remora, Remora australis, that attaches exclusively to cetaceansA tropical species of remora, Remora australis, that attaches exclusively to cetaceans.
Meaning
1 sensesA tropical species of remora, Remora australis, that attaches exclusively to cetaceans.
large blue Pacific remora that attaches to whales and dolphins
Origin
From whale + sucker.From whale + sucker.
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Forms
plural: whalesuckers| Singular | whalesucker |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- large blue Pacific remora that attaches to whales and dolphins:whale suckerRemilegia australis
See also
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