"whalesucker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: whalesuckers [plural]
Etymology: whale + sucker Etymology templates: {{compound|en|whale|sucker}} whale + sucker Head templates: {{en-noun}} whalesucker (plural whalesuckers)
  1. A tropical species of remora, Remora australis, that attaches exclusively to cetaceans. Categories (lifeform): Percoid fish

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