remora
Kelime Anlamı :
1. geciktirme.
2. mani.
3. başındaki emici bir uzuv vasıtasıyle daha büyük balıklara yapışan bir çeşit balık.
4. Echeneis.
Tanımlar :
1.
any of several marine fishes of the family Echeneidae, having on the head a sucking disk with which they attach themselves to sharks, whales, sea turtles, or the hulls of ships. also called shark sucker, suckerfish, suckfish.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1.
delay; obstacle; hindrance.
2. any one of several species of fishes belonging to Echeneis, remora, and allied genera. called also sucking fish.
3. an instrument formerly in use, intended to retain parts in their places.
2. any one of several species of fishes belonging to Echeneis, remora, and allied genera. called also sucking fish.
3. an instrument formerly in use, intended to retain parts in their places.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1.
delay; obstacle; hindrance.
2. the sucking-fish, Echeneis remora, or any fish of the family Echeneididæ, having on the top of the head a flattened oval adhesive surface by means of which it can attach itself firmly to various objects, as another fish, a ship's bottom, etc., but whether for protection or conveyance, or both, has not been satisfactorily ascertained. it was formerly believed to have the power of delaying or stopping ships. see cuts under Echeneis and Rhombochirus.
3. A genus of such fishes, based on the species above-named.
4. in medicine, a stoppage or stagnation, as of the blood.
5. in surgery, an instrument to retain parts in place: not now in use.
6. in heraldry, a serpent: rare, confined to certain modern blazons.
2. the sucking-fish, Echeneis remora, or any fish of the family Echeneididæ, having on the top of the head a flattened oval adhesive surface by means of which it can attach itself firmly to various objects, as another fish, a ship's bottom, etc., but whether for protection or conveyance, or both, has not been satisfactorily ascertained. it was formerly believed to have the power of delaying or stopping ships. see cuts under Echeneis and Rhombochirus.
3. A genus of such fishes, based on the species above-named.
4. in medicine, a stoppage or stagnation, as of the blood.
5. in surgery, an instrument to retain parts in place: not now in use.
6. in heraldry, a serpent: rare, confined to certain modern blazons.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia