whalesucker

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noun

A tropical species of remora, Remora australis, that attaches exclusively to cetaceans.

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whale suckerRemilegia australis
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Meanings

nounwhalesucker (plural whalesuckers)

plural whalesuckers

  1. A tropical species of remora, Remora australis, that attaches exclusively to cetaceans.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlarge blue Pacific remora that attaches to whales and dolphins

Similar
whale suckerRemilegia australis
Broader
remorasuckerfishsucking fish

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From whale + sucker.

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Cite this entry
APA

whalesucker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whalesucker

MLA

“whalesucker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whalesucker. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whalesucker,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whalesucker.

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