suckerfish

[suhk-er-fish]

suck·er·fish

[suhk-er-fish]
noun, plural suck·er·fish·es, (especially collectively) suck·er·fish.

Origin:
1835–45, Americanism; sucker + fish
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Suckerfish is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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suckerfish or suckfish (ˈsʌkəˌfɪʃ)
 
n , pl -fish, -fishes
other names for remora
 
[C18: so called because of the suction disc on its head]
 
suckfish or suckfish
 
n
 
[C18: so called because of the suction disc on its head]

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