remora

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
remora /ˈrɛmərə/

▶noun a slender sea fish which attaches itself to large fish by means of a sucker on top of the head. [Remora remora and other species, family Echeneidae.]

– origin C16: from L., lit. ‘hindrance’ (because of the former belief that the fish slowed down ships).

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suckerfish

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