NOUN | animal | whalesucker, whale sucker, Remilegia australis | large blue Pacific remora that attaches to whales and dolphins |
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Meaning | large blue Pacific remora that attaches to whales and dolphins. | |
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Synonyms | whale sucker, Remilegia australis | |
Member of | Remilegia, genus Remilegia | A genus of Echeneididae |
Broader | remora, suckerfish, sucking fish | marine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objects |
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