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

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

sharke
sharked
sharker
sharkers
sharkfin
sharkfins
sharking
sharkings
sharkish
sharkless
sharklike
sharkmeat
sharks
sharkskin
sharkskins
sharksucker (current term)
sharksuckers
sharky
sharn
sharnier
sharniest
sharns
sharny
sharp-and-a-half
sharp-cornered
sharp-eared
sharp-eyed
sharp-limbed
sharp-pointed

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 ..."

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