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Meaning of "sharksucker" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHARKSUCKER

sharksucker  [ˈʃɑːkˌsʌkə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHARKSUCKER

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Sharksucker is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SHARKSUCKER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Remora

The remoras, sometimes called suckerfish, are a family of ray-finned fish in the order Perciformes. They grow to 30–90 cm long, and their distinctive first dorsal fins take the form of a modified oval, sucker-like organ with slat-like structures that open and close to create suction and take a firm hold against the skin of larger marine animals. By sliding backward, the remora can increase the suction, or it can release itself by swimming forward. Remoras sometimes attach to small boats. They swim well on their own, with a sinuous, or curved, motion. Remoras are primarily tropical open-ocean dwellers, occasionally found in temperate or coastal waters if they have attached to large fish that have wandered into these areas. In the mid-Atlantic, spawning usually takes place in June and July; in the Mediterranean, it occurs in August and September. The sucking disc begins to show when the young fish are about 1 cm long. When the remora reaches about 3 cm, the disc is fully formed and the remora can then attach to other animals. The remora's lower jaw projects beyond the upper, and the animal lacks a swim bladder.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHARKSUCKER


bloodsucker
ˈblʌdˌsʌkə
bumsucker
ˈbʌmˌsʌkə
cocksucker
ˈkɒkˌsʌkə
goatsucker
ˈɡəʊtˌsʌkə
gumsucker
ˈɡʌmˌsʌkə
honeysucker
ˈhʌnɪˌsʌkə
lumpsucker
ˈlʌmpˌsʌkə
sandsucker
ˈsændˌsʌkə
sapsucker
ˈsæpˌsʌkə
seersucker
ˈsɪəˌsʌkə
succor
ˈsʌkə
succour
ˈsʌkə
sucker
ˈsʌkə
windsucker
ˈwɪndˈsʌkə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHARKSUCKER

shark
shark alarm
shark bell
shark biscuit
shark finning
shark mesh
shark net
shark patrol
shark repellents
shark siren
shark watcher
shark-infested
sharker
sharklike
sharkskin
sharny
Sharon
sharon fruit
sharp
sharp practice

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHARKSUCKER

bib and tucker
bucker
bush tucker
chucker
dog tucker
ducker
fucker
hacker
humbucker
motherfucker
mucker
plucker
pucker
saltchucker
shucker
starfucker
sticker
tracker
trucker
unpucker

Synonyms and antonyms of sharksucker in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «sharksucker» into 25 languages

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sharksucker
1,325 millions of speakers

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sharksucker
570 millions of speakers

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sharksucker
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Translator English - Hindi

sharksucker
380 millions of speakers
ar

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sharksucker
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

sharksucker
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sharksucker
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Translator English - Bengali

sharksucker
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sharksucker
220 millions of speakers

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Sharksucker
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sharksucker
180 millions of speakers

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コバンザメ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sharksucker
85 millions of speakers

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Sharksucker
85 millions of speakers
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sharksucker
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sharksucker
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शार्कस्कर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sharksucker
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sharksucker
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sharksucker
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

sharksucker
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sharksucker
30 millions of speakers
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sharksucker
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

sharksucker
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

sharksucker
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

sharksucker
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sharksucker

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHARKSUCKER»

The term «sharksucker» is normally little used and occupies the 149.270 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHARKSUCKER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sharksucker

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHARKSUCKER»

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Angler's Guide to Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico
The sharksucker may be found free swimming but is most often found hitchhiking on a larger fish by attaching itself to the fish with the sucker disk on top of its head . IDENTIFICATION AND BIOLOGY The sharksucker is 1 of 7 species of remoras ...
Mike Lane
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Divers and Snorkelers Guide to the Fishes and Sea Life of ...
WH1TEFIN SHARKSUCKER Cobia Rachycentron canadum (Family Rachycentridae). Large, heavy bodied fish. Swims with pectorals stiffly extended. Young like shark- suckers in appearance and behaviour but white is in center of tail.
F. Joseph Stokes, 1984
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Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals
Remoras inhabit tropical and subtropical waters worldwide, except for the whitefin sharksucker (=whitefin remora, Echeneis neucratoides), which is restricted to the western Atlantic Ocean (Fischer, 1978). I. Remora Biology Remoras use a ...
William F. Perrin, Bernd Wursig, J. G.M. Thewissen, 2009
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What's Eating You?: People and Parasites
Was this his giant penis? I didn't think so. Suddenly the brown projection begins to undulate. It separates from the turtle! It is a sharksucker, Echineis naucrates, and it is doing its thing, gobbling up scattered remnants of the host's meal.
Eugene H. Kaplan, 2010
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Tropical Island Recovery: Cousine Island, Seychelles
One large fringelip was seen with a Sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates) attached to it. The Sharksucker's head is flattened on top and has a laminated adhesive disc which it uses to attach itself on a variety of hosts, usually large sharks.
Michael Samways, Peter Hitchins, Dr Orty Bourquin, 2010
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Caribbean Fish Life: Index to the Local and Scientific Names ...
ECHENEIFORMES (Discocephali) Family 132. ECHENEIDAE - remoras Echeneis naucrates Linnaeus D: loodsmannetje (Su);zuigvis(NA) E: sharksucker (BG6, CS, Cu, NA, PR3, USA, USA-F); Indian remora, shark remora, sucking fish ( Ba2, ...
Jacques Simon Zaneveld, 1983
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Peterson First Guide to Fishes of North America
SHARKSUCKER To 3 ft. Like other remoras. the Sharksucker has an unusual sucking disk on top ofits head. This disk lactually a highly modified 1st dorsal finl allows the fish to cling harmlessly to large animals such as whales. turtles. sharks .
Michael Filisky, Roger Tory Peterson, 1998
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Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society
FRANK J. SCHWARTZ Institute of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina, Morehead City, NC 28557 Key Words: sharksucker; sheepshead; Echeneis naucrates; Archosargus probatocephalus. To date, only Schwartz (1977) has noted ...
Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society, Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society, Chapel Hill, N.C., 1992
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Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, Volume 2: Scorpaeniformes to ...
Echeneis. neucratoides. Zuiew,. 1. 786. Whitefin. sharksucker. Echeneis neucratoides is elongate, with a moderately pointed pectoral fin, a narrow-based pelvic fin, and upper and lower margins of medial fins white. Mouth extends about two- ...
John D. McEachran, Janice D. Fechhelm, 2010
10
American Wild Life Illustrated
SHARKSUCKER. John G. Shedd Aquarium QUEEN TRIGGERFISH (Batistes vetula). Length: iV2. An application of force will result only in breaking the appendage off completely. If the smaller spine is depressed, however, it will unlock the fin, ...
‎1961

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHARKSUCKER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sharksucker is used in the context of the following news items.
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Different on the inside
... News, January 2006 · Information and videos about reptiles, amphibians and fish · Sharksucker fish's strange disc explained, News, January 2013. «Natural History Museum, Jul 14»
2
Lumpsucker Fish: Just When You Thought the Ocean Couldn't Get …
How the sharksucker got its suction disc · Eunice aphroditois is rainbow, terrifying · All the Presidents' fish: Five new species named after American Presidents. «Scientific American, Jan 14»
3
Origins of hitchhiking fish discovered
... use a sucker on the top of their head to hitch a ride on marine creatures such as whales, turtles and sharks, earning them the nickname sharksuckers. «Natural History Museum, Jul 13»
4
Fossil shows fish had sucker on its back
(Phys.org) —A 30-million-year-old fossil has revealed how remoras – also called sharksuckers – evolved the sucker that enables them to stick to other fish and ... «Phys.Org, Jul 13»
5
VIMS course on fish larvae has global appeal
There are many mysteries of the deep, but one that plagued ichthyologists since Aristotle's time was how the sharksucker got its sucker. Also known as remoras, ... «Daily Press, Jun 13»
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Blue-bellied fish is a surprise catch
Read news about more of Britz's research on Sharksuckers, how the ... 2012 · Spirit Collection Tours · Sharksucker fish's strange disc explained news, Jan 2013 ... «Natural History Museum, Mar 13»
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How the sharksucker got its suction disc
Remoras, or sharksuckers, are a family of eight species of tropical fish that for more than a millennium have inspired a mythology that is almost stranger than ... «Scientific American, Feb 13»
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Fishy origin of remora's shark-sucking hat
This spectacular headpiece isn't the latest head-turning fashion in hats. Instead, this remora is sporting the feature that gives the fish its nickname, "sharksucker": ... «New Scientist, Feb 13»
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Sharksucker fish's strange disc explained
It is a sharksucker, and it has a sucking disc on the top of its flattened head that it uses to attach itself, more usually, to large sea animals. It's thought this unique ... «Natural History Museum, Jan 13»
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Brydge, the Kickstarter iPad Keyboard Case, Is Here
However,after a hard search,I found Sharksucker Keyboard Case for my i Pad 3.It is the latest keyboard case for i Pad which is made of high end of aluminum ... «TIME, Nov 12»

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