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remora

Main Entry:: rem·o·ra
Pronunciation:: \ri-ˈmȯr-ə also ˈre-mə-rə\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Late Latin, from Latin, delay, from remorari to delay, from re- + morari to delay — more at moratorium
Date:: 1567

1 : any of a family (Echeneidae) of marine bony fishes that have the anterior dorsal fin modified into a suctorial disk on the head by means of which they adhere especially to other fishes 2 : hindrance , drag

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