Remora Definition

rĭ-môrə, rĕmər-ə
remoras
noun
remoras
Any of a family (Echeneidae) of small, marine percoid fishes with an oval sucking disc on top of the head, by which they cling to sharks and other larger fishes, turtles, passing ships, etc.
Webster's New World
Anything that hinders or impedes.
Webster's New World

An old surgical instrument, intended to retain parts in their places.

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pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the family Echeneididae "” the suckerfishes.

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Other Word Forms of Remora

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Singular:
remora
Plural:
remoras

Origin of Remora

  • Latin delay (from the belief that they could slow ships down) from remorārī to delay re- re- morārī to delay (from mora delay)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin remora (“delay"), believed to retard a ship to which attached.

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin

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