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Definition of Sharksucker
1. Noun. Remoras found attached to sharks.
Exact synonyms: Echeneis Naucrates
Generic synonyms: Remora, Suckerfish, Sucking Fish
Group relationships: Echeneis, Genus Echeneis
Generic synonyms: Remora, Suckerfish, Sucking Fish
Group relationships: Echeneis, Genus Echeneis
Definition of Sharksucker
1. Noun. The remora or suckerfish. ¹
2. Noun. A pejorative name for a marine biologist. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sharksucker
Literary usage of Sharksucker
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sharks of Florida, the Bahamas, the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico by Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch (2000)
"There are several species, of which the sharksucker Echeneis naucrates is the
most commonly seen on inshore shark species. The upper surface of the head of ..."