suckerfish
Americannoun
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suckerfishes,
plural
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suckerfish
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of suckerfish
Example Sentences
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Dumont said this could be the fourth year in a row that lake levels fall too low for the suckerfish to survive.
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2023
On Friday, he drove about 20 miles upstream, where he made the grim discovery: thousands of dead suckerfish, salmon and trout, many floating belly up.
From New York Times ● Aug. 8, 2022
He said when Depp was inebriated, he would also “insult his fans” and call them “remoras,” also known as suckerfish.
From Washington Post ● May 17, 2022
The suckerfish, which are on the endangered species list, are at the heart of a rancorous water controversy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2021
These were suckerfish from the third family of the subbrachian Malacopterygia.
From Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by F. P. Walter
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