rémora
Syllable Decomposition
rémorafrom Latin remora, "obstacle, delay", because it was attributed with the power to stop vessels in their course; Pliny thus speaks of an Antony's galley stopped by a remora.
Definition
- poissons
Synonyms
Plural
rémoras
Hyperonyms
téléostéenéchénéidé
Hyponyms
Translations
german:Schiffshalter
english:suckerfish
spanish:rémora
italian:remora
dutch:remora
swedish:sugfisk