whalesucker

English

Etymology

whale +‎ sucker

Noun

whalesucker (plural whalesuckers)

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

References

whalesucker on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Remora on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Remora australis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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