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suckerfish

American  
[suhk-er-fish] / ˈsʌk ərˌfɪʃ /

noun

plural

suckerfishes,

plural

suckerfish
  1. remora.


suckerfish British  
/ ˈsʌkəˌfɪʃ /

noun

  1. other names for remora

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of suckerfish

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; sucker + fish

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

A rough estimate is that 50,000 to 100,000 suckerfish died along with an unknown number of salmon and other species, Tucker said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2022

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

But our suckerfish would effect their capture with extraordinary certainty and precision.

From Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Walter, F. P.