释义 |
ech·e·ne·is \-ə̇s\ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, remora, from Greek echenēis, from echenēis that detains ships, from eche- (from echein to hold) + -nēis (from naus ship); from a supposed ability to slow down ships — more at scheme, nave : a genus (the type of the family Echeneididae or Echeneidae) of marine fishes comprising the typical remoras |