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Echeneis

Remora \Rem"o*ra\ (r?m"?*r?), n. [L.: cf. F. r['e]mora.]

  1. Delay; obstacle; hindrance. [Obs.]
    --Milton.

  2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of fishes belonging to Echeneis, Remora, and allied genera. Called also sucking fish.

    Note: The anterior dorsal fin is converted into a large sucking disk, having two transverse rows of lamell[ae], situated on the top of the head. They adhere firmly to sharks and other large fishes and to vessels by this curious sucker, letting go at will. The pegador, or remora of sharks ( Echeneis naucrates), and the swordfish remora ( Remora brachyptera), are common American species.

  3. (Surg.) An instrument formerly in use, intended to retain parts in their places.
    --Dunglison.

Echeneis

Echeneis \Echeneis\ n. the type genus of the Echeneididae; they are typical remoras.

Syn: genus Echeneis. [WordNet 1.5] ||

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Echeneis

An echeneis is a legendary creature described in medieval bestiaries. It is a described as a fish that is half a foot in length. It is said to latch on to ships, holding them back. They are said to be found in the Indian Ocean. The modern version of this fish is considered to be the remora, which has been written about for millennia as having the ability to attach itself to ships and stop their movement.

Echeneis (genus)

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).

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.