sharksucker

[shahrk-suhk-er]

noun

1. any of several remoras, as Echeneis naucrates, usually found attached to sharks. shark.

sharksucker

/ ˈʃɑːkˌsʌkə /

noun

1. an informal name for a remora

Word History and Origins

Origin of sharksucker¹

First recorded in 1840–50; shark ¹ + sucker

Example Sentences

The United Kingdom should “refrain from being Washington’s sharksucker”, according to a state-run Chinese newspaper, after British warship sailed through contested waters in the South China Sea.

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And now scientists have figured out where the sharksucker’s sucking discs actually came from.

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The head of a 26.7 mm remora, or sharksucker, with its strange suction disc.

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