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remora

[ rem-er-uh ]

noun

  1. any of several fishes of the family Echeneididae, having on the top of the head a sucking disk by which they can attach themselves to sharks, turtles, ships, and other moving objects.
  2. Archaic. an obstacle, hindrance, or obstruction.


remora

/ 藞谤蓻尘蓹谤蓹 /

noun

  1. any of the marine spiny-finned fishes constituting the family Echeneidae . They have a flattened elongated body and attach themselves to larger fish, rocks, etc, by a sucking disc on the top of the head
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of remora1

1560鈥70; < Latin: literally, delay, hindrance, derivative of 谤别尘辞谤腻谤墨 to linger, delay, equivalent to re- re- + 尘辞谤腻谤墨 to delay
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of remora1

C16: from Latin, from re- + mora delay; an allusion to its alleged habit of delaying ships
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A remora who eats scraps of food dropped by Trump, is protected by Trump and gets a free ride from Trump.

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Most rays "weren't that bothered" by the cameras Pelletier says, but three individuals breached鈥攋umping clear of the water鈥攑otentially an attempt to dislodge the device, like an irritating remora.

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That鈥檚 the idea behind a new robot, inspired by remoras鈥攆ish that hitchhike onto other animals using an adhesive disk on top of their head.

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He said when Depp was inebriated, he would also 鈥渋nsult his fans鈥 and call them 鈥渞emoras,鈥 also known as suckerfish.

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She has also been developing an artificial suction disk inspired by the remora鈥檚, which she hopes researchers like Dr. Goldbogen will eventually be able to use to better stick cameras to whales.

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