n.
Pronunciation: ri- ' mo ̇ r- ə also ' re-m ə -r ə
Function: 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
remora 1