suckerfish
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7.9
- noun
- /ˈsʌkərˌfɪʃ/
- Specialized
:
pez limpiador
- The suckerfish uses its sucking disk to attach itself to larger fish as it swims through the ocean.
Examples
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What's up, suckerfish?
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A remora is kind of a stowaway, a suckerfish that sticks to the shark's body and feeds off it.
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Are you a suckerfish, Mr. Cruz?
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He made those around him seem like suckerfish to a shark.
Fiction book (1998) -
Folks were grafted, by force, and clustered at this forefront, like suckerfish attaching to wet rocks in a drying ocean.
Fiction book (1997) -
He's a remora-- a suckerfish that attaches itself to the underbelly of a big fat city and feeds off of its leftovers and parasites.
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In coral reefs, the suckerfish often clings to the underside of a sea turtle for protection.
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The unique ability of the suckerfish to adhere to various surfaces makes it fascinating for marine biologists.
Synonyms
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9.3
A small sea fish with a suction cup on its head that sticks to larger animals like sharks
A fish with a flat long body and a head plate that holds on to bigger animals or boats
A fish that uses a suction disc on its head to attach to sharks or other large fish
A group of fish with a suction disk on the head that attach to larger animals like sharks
A small group of fish with a disk on their heads that they use to attach to larger sea animals
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Suckerfish is a simple combination of sucker and fish, where sucker comes from the idea 'to suck' because these fish have a disk-like mouth that helps them 'suck' onto whales, sharks, or boats. That's why a suckerfish is a fish that sticks to larger animals or objects by using suction.