HyperDic: family_echeneididae

English > 1 sense of the expression family Echeneididae:
NOUNanimalfamily Echeneididae, Echeneididae, family Echeneidaefishes having a sucking disk on the head for clinging to other fishes and to ships
English > family Echeneididae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningfishes having a sucking disk on the head for clinging to other fishes and to ships.
SynonymsEcheneididae, family Echeneidae
Member ofDiscocephali, order Discocephalismall order of fishes comprising the remoras
MembersEcheneis, genus Echeneistype genus of the Echeneididae
Remilegia, genus RemilegiaA genus of Echeneididae
remora, suckerfish, sucking fishmarine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objects
Broaderfish familyAny of various families of fish
Spanishequeneídidos
Catalanequeneïdids

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