REMORA


Meaning of REMORA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈmȯr-ə also ]

ˈre-mə-rə noun

Etymology: Late Latin, from Latin, delay, from remorari to delay, from re- + morari to delay — more at moratorium

Date: 1567

1. : any of a family (Echeneidae) of marine bony fishes that have the anterior dorsal fin modified into a suctorial disk on the head by means of which they adhere especially to other fishes

2. : hindrance , drag

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