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

[remora illustration]