sharksucker

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sharksucker

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From shark + sucker.

noun sharksuckers

The remora or suckerfish. Shark fishermen sometimes receive an unexpected bonus in the form of small fishes known as remoras, or sharksuckers, which are attached to the sharks by a sucking disk located on the top of the head.
Similar: echeneid, echeneidid, remora, suckerfish

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@misc{sharksucker_2026,
  title = {sharksucker},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sharksucker},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}