"suckerfish" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: suckerfishes [plural], suckerfish [plural]
Etymology: sucker + fish Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sucker|fish}} sucker + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|+|suckerfish}} suckerfish (plural suckerfishes or suckerfish)
  1. The remora and other fish of family Echeneidae, especially Echeneis naucrates. Categories (lifeform): Percoid fish Derived forms: slender suckerfish (taxonomic: Echeneis naucrates), Indian suckerfish (taxonomic: Remora australis), short suckerfish (taxonomic: Remora remora), stout suckerfish (taxonomic: Remora remora), striped suckerfish (taxonomic: Echeneis naucrates), white suckerfish (taxonomic: Remora albescens)

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