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单词 remora
释义 rem·o·ra
\ˈremərə\ noun
Etymology: Latin, delay, echeneid (from its supposed ability to delay ships), from remorari to delay, from re- + morari to delay — more at moratory
1.
 a. -s : any of several highly specialized fishes constituting Echeneis and various related genera (order Discocephali), having the anterior dorsal fin converted into an oval transversely lamellate suctorial disc on the top of the head, by means of which they adhere firmly to sharks and other large fishes and to ships but are able to let go at will, and being distributed throughout tropical and warm temperate seas — called also shark sucker, sucking fish
 b. capitalized : an important genus of such fishes
2. -s : something that holds back or delays : clog, drag
rem·o·rid \-rə̇d\ adjective
[remoras on tiger shark]
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