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suckfish

American

[suhk-fish] / ˈsʌkˌfɪʃ /

noun

PLURAL

suckfish

PLURAL

suckfishes

remora.
a clingfish.

Etymology

Origin of suckfish

First recorded in 1745–55; suck + fish

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