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Definition of Suckfish
1. n. A sucker fish.
Definition of Suckfish
1. Noun. The suckerfish, or remora. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Suckfish
1. a remora [n -ES] - See also: remora
Lexicographical Neighbors of Suckfish
Literary usage of Suckfish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"2. suckfish (suk'fish), 7i. 1. The sucking-fish or remora.—2. A crustacean parasite
of the sperm-whale: so called by whalemen. ..."
2. The Elementary Principles of General Biology by James Francis Abbott (1914)
"... in the suckfish (Remora), which has the dorsal fin modified into a sucking
disk, by which it attaches itself to sharks or other voracious fishes, ..."
3. California Mammals by Frank Stephens (1906)
"... known among sailors by the name of 'suckfish'; but the animal is seldom infested
with the parasitic Crustacea which are indigenous to the Rorquals and ..."
4. The Elementary Principles of General Biology by James Francis Abbott (1914)
"An example is found in the suckfish (Remora), which has the dorsal fin modified
into a sucking disk, by which it attaches itself to sharks or other ..."
5. The Elementary Principles of General Biology by James Francis Abbott (1914)
"An example is found in the suckfish (Remora), which has the dorsal fin modified
into a sucking disk, by which it attaches itself to sharks or other ..."
6. Favorite Fish and Fishing by James Alexander Henshall (1908)
"How It Happened The Remora (Remora remord) California, but the so-called
shark-sucker, suckfish or remora. Perhaps every genuine American boy has exercised ..."
7. The Story of the Fishes by James Newton Baskett (1899)
"A string is fastened to the suckfish, and it is let loose in the water. After a
while it sticks to a shark, and both are drawn in. ..."
8. The Story of the Fishes by James Newton Baskett (1899)
"A string is fastened to the suckfish, and it is let loose in the water. After a
while it sticks to a shark, and both are drawn in. ..."
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