remora

• Poisson marin au corps allongé et aplati, muni d'une ventouse sur la tête qui lui permet de se fixer aux gros poissons ou aux objets en mouvement, comme les navires.

A marine fish with a flattened, elongated body and a sucking disk on its head, which it uses to attach to larger fish or moving objects such as ships.

1. Marine fish with a sucking diskC1formalscientific

   A type of marine fish that has a flattened, elongated body and a sucking disk on the top of its head, which it uses to attach to larger fish, sharks, or moving objects like ships.

   Rémora (poisson à ventouse)

   • The remora attached itself to the side of the shark.
   • Sailors often saw remoras clinging to the hull of their ship.
   • The remora uses its sucking disk to hitch a ride on larger marine animals.

   Synonymessharksuckersuckerfishsucking fish