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remora
remora , any of the several species of warmwater fishes of the family Echeneidae, characterized by an oval sucking disk on the top of the head. With this apparatus (a modification of the dorsal fin) the remora, or suckerfish, attaches itself to sharks, swordfishes, drums, marlins, and sea turtles. In this way it travels without effort, feeding on scraps from the prey of these larger creatures and in some cases on their crustacean parasites. Remoras sometimes attach themselves to small boats, but they can also swim well on their own. The adhesive power of their sucking disks is so great that the natives of some tropical regions use remoras to catch sea turtles by attaching lines to their tails. Different species prefer different hosts. The whalesucker, Remilegia australis, is usually found attached to whales. The smallest remora, the 7 in. (18 cm) Remoropsis pallidus, prefers swordfishes and tuna. Largest and most common is the shark remora, or sharksucker, which reaches 3 ft (90 cm) in length and attaches itself to sharks; it is found along the Atlantic coast N of Long Island in the summer. Remoras are classified in the phylum Chordata , subphylum Vertebrata, class Osteichthyes, order Echeniformes, family Echeneidae. |
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"remora." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "remora." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-remora.html "remora." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-remora.html |
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remora
remora sucking-fish. XVI. — L. remora delay, hindrance, f. RE- + mora delay.
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T. F. HOAD. "remora." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "remora." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-remora.html T. F. HOAD. "remora." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-remora.html |
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remora
remora See ECHENEIDAE.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "remora." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "remora." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-remora.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "remora." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-remora.html |
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remora
remora •Altamira, chimera, clearer, Elvira, era, hearer, Hera, hetaera, interferer, lempira, lira, lire, Madeira, Megaera, monstera, rangatira, rearer, scorzonera, sera, shearer, smearer, sneerer, steerer, Thera, Utsire, Vera
•acquirer, admirer, enquirer, firer, hirer, inquirer, requirer, wirer
•devourer, flowerer, scourer
•Angostura, Bonaventura, bravura, Bujumbura, caesura, camera obscura, coloratura, curer, Dürer, durra, Estremadura, figura, fioritura, Führer, insurer, Jura, juror, Madura, nomenklatura, procurer, sura, surah, tamboura, tempura, tourer
•labourer (US laborer) • Canberra
•Attenborough
•Barbara, Scarborough
•Marlborough • Farnborough
•Deborah • rememberer
•Gainsborough • Edinburgh
•Aldeburgh • blubberer
•Loughborough
•lumberer, slumberer
•Peterborough
•Berbera, gerbera
•manufacturer • capturer • lecturer
•posturer • torturer • nurturer
•philanderer • gerrymanderer
•slanderer
•renderer, tenderer
•dodderer
•squanderer, wanderer
•borderer • launderer • flounderer
•embroiderer • Kundera
•blunderer, plunderer, thunderer, wonderer
•murderer • amphora • pilferer
•offerer • sufferer
•staggerer, swaggerer
•sniggerer
•lingerer, malingerer
•treasurer • usurer • injurer • conjuror
•perjurer • lacquerer
•Ankara, hankerer
•bickerer, dickerer
•tinkerer • conqueror • heuchera
•cellarer • cholera
•camera, stammerer
•armourer (US armorer)
•ephemera, remora
•kumara • woomera • murmurer
•Tanagra • genera • gunnera
•Tampere, tamperer
•Diaspora
•emperor, Klemperer, tempera, temperer
•caperer, paperer
•whimperer • whisperer • opera
•corpora • tessera • viscera • sorcerer
•adventurer, venturer
•batterer, chatterer, flatterer, natterer, scatterer, shatterer
•banterer
•barterer, charterer
•plasterer • shelterer • pesterer
•et cetera • caterer
•titterer, twitterer
•potterer, totterer
•fosterer
•slaughterer, waterer
•falterer, palterer
•saunterer • poulterer
•bolsterer, upholsterer
•loiterer • roisterer • fruiterer
•flutterer, mutterer, splutterer, stutterer, utterer
•adulterer • musterer • plethora
•gatherer • ditherer • furtherer
•favourer (US favorer), waverer
•deliverer, shiverer
•hoverer
•manoeuvrer (US maneuverer)
•discoverer, recoverer
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"remora." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "remora." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-remora.html "remora." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-remora.html |
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