[rem.o.ra] n [LL, fr. L, delay, fr. remorari to delay, fr. re- + morari to delay--more at moratorium] (1567) 1: any of a family (Echeneididae) of marine bony fishes that have the anterior dorsal fin modified into a suctorial disk on the head by means of which they cling esp. to other fishes
2: hindrance, drag