suckerfish
IPA: sˈʌkɝfɪʃ
noun
- The remora and other fish of family Echeneidae, especially Echeneis naucrates.
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Examples of "suckerfish" in Sentences
- But I dislike seeing the blatant suckerfish hanging there even more.
- I was a tapeworm, a suckerfish, some unheard-of species of parasite.
- The body of the slender suckerfish is elongate, with long dorsal and anal fins.
- may i please request a post about how you would tackle flyout and 'suckerfish' menus?
- Another highlight: glimpsing a large turtle that had two big remoras, a long brown suckerfish, attached.
- Presently the suckerfish began to move along the outer surface of the protective bubble, obviously examining the space pod.
- Bowman had a perfect view of a beautifully streamlined, torpedo-shaped body, very much like one of the remora or suckerfish that attach themselves to sharks.
- At the same moment the capsule began to sink again; it was hard to believe that this was a coincidence, and Bowman wondered if the suckerfish were the rulers of this semi-submarine world.
- Bowman was not surprised when he recognized the intelligent suckerfish he had seen among the roots of the skyplants, but there were also a few creatures remarkably like dolphins and seals.
- The creatures he had called suckerfish were swimming in and out of these submarine apartments; most of them were moving under their own power, but a few were operating small torpedolike machines.
- The suckerfish were very inquisitive, they gathered around in scores, peering into the ship, and they spiraled up with him when Discovery started to rise again, past that vista of radiating tunnels.
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