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whalesucker

whalesucker noun: a tropical species of remora, Remora australis, that attaches exclusively to cetaceans.

Noun

whalesucker (plural whalesuckers)

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

Forms of whalesucker

pluralwhalesuckers

Origin of whalesucker

From whale + sucker.

Questions about whalesucker

What does whalesucker mean?
Whalesucker means a tropical species of remora, Remora australis, that attaches exclusively to cetaceans.
What part of speech is whalesucker?
Whalesucker is a noun.
What is the plural of whalesucker?
The plural of whalesucker is whalesuckers.

Words near whalesucker in the dictionary

  1. whalesonas
  2. whalesong
  3. whalesongs
  4. whalespeak
  5. whalesque
  6. whalesucker
  7. whalesuckers
  8. whalewatcher
  9. whalewatchers
  10. whalewatching
  11. Whaley

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