-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