whale sucker

/weɪl ˌsʌkər/
/hweɪl ˌsʌkər/
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Definitions of whale sucker
  1. noun
    large blue Pacific remora that attaches to whales and dolphins
    synonyms: Remilegia australis, whalesucker
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    type of:
    remora, suckerfish, sucking fish
    marine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objects
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