suckerfish

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun marine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objects

Etymology

From sucker + fish.

Synonyms

remora, sucking fish

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