swordfish sucker

noun

A spearfish remora (Remora brachyptera), which attaches itself to a swordfish, billfish, or shark and feeds off it.

Meanings

nounswordfish sucker (plural swordfish suckers)

plural swordfish suckers

  1. A spearfish remora (Remora brachyptera), which attaches itself to a swordfish, billfish, or shark and feeds off it.
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