remora

ˈrɛmərə

remorae

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Definition of remora - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

biology

TECH.

small marine fish with a suction disk on its head

TECH.

The remora attaches itself to sharks and turtles.

suckerfish

obstacle

Dated

delay or hindrance in progress

Dated

The project faced a remora due to funding issues.

impediment

obstruction

heraldry

Dated

serpent depicted in heraldry

Dated

The family crest featured a remora.

serpent

snake

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serpent depicted in heraldry

Origin of remora

Latin, remorari (delay)

Terms with remora included in their meaning

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suckerfish

marine life

remora fish known for attaching to larger animals

whalesucker

marine

remora fish that attaches to whales

whalesucker

Pacific fish

large blue remora found in the Pacific

Examples of remora in a sentence

Divers observed a remora swimming alongside a turtle.
Negotiations acted as a remora to the merger process.
Technical glitches were a remora in the software launch.
The knight's shield bore a remora.
In the ancient tapestry, a remora was prominently displayed.

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French:rémora, entrave, ...
German:Saugnapffisch, Bremse, ...
Italian:remora, ostacolo, ...
Spanish:pez rémora, traba, ...
Portuguese:peixe-piolho, obstáculo, ...
Chinese:吸盘鱼, 障碍, ...
Japanese:コバンザメ, 遅延, ...
Arabic:رِيمُورَا, عقبة, ...
Hebrew:רֶמוֹרָה, עִיכּוּב, ...
Russian:ремора, задержка, ...
Ukrainian:риба-присоска, перешкода, ...
Hindi:रेमोरा मछली, बाधा, ...
Bengali:রেমোরা, হেরাল্ড্রিক সর্প, ...
Catalan:rèmora, serp heràldica, ...
Czech:lodivod, překážka, ...
Danish:remora, hindring, ...
Dutch:zuigvis, vertraging, ...
Greek:ρεμόρα, καθυστέρηση, ...
Hungarian:tapadóhal, akadály, ...
Khmer:ត្រីរ៉េម៉ូរ៉ា, ឧបសគ្គ, ...
Korean:빨판상어, 지연, ...
Persian:ماهی مکنده, تأخیر, ...
Polish:przyssawka, przeszkoda, ...
Portuguese (BR):peixe-piolho, obstáculo, ...
Romanian:remora, obstacol, ...
Swedish:sugfisk, fördröjning, ...
Thai:ปลารีโมรา, อุปสรรค, ...
Turkish:yapışkan balığı, engel, ...
Vietnamese:cá ép, sự trì hoãn, ...

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Definition of remora - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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