remora

noun (a remora, remoras)

«remora» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A remora is a fish with a flat sucker on top of its head that it uses to stick to sharks, whales, turtles and boats and ride along with them. tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons it is an example of animals living together (symbiosis, commensalism): the remora gets a free ride and scraps of food. Phrases: a remora on a shark, suckerfish.

Examples

A remora clung to the shark's belly. tree →
Remoras eat scraps left by the shark. tree →
The remora has a sucker on its head. tree →
Divers saw remoras stuck to a turtle. tree →
A remora is also called a suckerfish. tree →
The shark does not seem to mind the remora. tree →

Note

Countable: remoras. Say REM-or-uh. Myth: sailors once believed remoras could stop ships; they cannot.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «remora» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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