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Type genus of the Echeneididae typical remoras
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echeneis
Word definitions for echeneis in dictionaries
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Echeneis is a genus of fish in the family Echeneidae , the remoras. The genus is distributed in the Atlantic , Pacific and Indian Oceans . The generic name Echeneis comes from the Greek echein (to hold) and nays (ship).
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Remora \Rem"o*ra\ (r?m"?*r?), n. [L.: cf. F. r['e]mora.] Delay; obstacle; hindrance. [Obs.] --Milton. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of fishes belonging to Echeneis , Remora , and allied genera. Called also sucking fish . Note: The anterior ...
Usage examples of echeneis.
They were echeneides belonging to the third family of the malacopterygiens.
But the one of which we are speaking was the echeneis osteochera, peculiar to this sea.
But the echeneis effects their capture with extraordinary precision and certainty.