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- stopship
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- {n} an obstacle the sucking fish
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- Any of various elongate brown fish from the family Echeneidae whose dorsal fin is in the form of a suction disc that can take a firm hold against the skin of larger marine animals
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- An instrument formerly in use, intended to retain parts in their places
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- Any one of several species of fishes belonging to Echeneis, Remora, and allied genera
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- or sharksucker or suckerfish Any of 8-10 species of marine fishes (family Echeneidae) noted for attaching themselves to, and riding about on, sharks, other marine animals, and oceangoing ships. Remoras adhere by means of a flat, oval sucking disk on top of the head. They are thin and dark, 1-3 ft (30-90 cm) long. They live in warm waters worldwide, feeding on the leavings or the external parasites of their hosts
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- Delay; obstacle; hindrance
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- Called also sucking fish
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- {i} any species of fish with a suction disk on the top of its head by which it attaches to sharks and other sea creatures
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- marine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objects
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