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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SUCKERFISH

So called because of the suction disc on its head.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SUCKERFISH

suckerfish  [ˈsʌkəˌfɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUCKERFISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Suckerfish is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUCKERFISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Suckerfish

Suckerfish may refer to: ▪ Suckerfish, a 1999 American film directed by Brien Burroughs with Gerri Lawlor ▪ a fish species of the family Echeneidae, sometimes called suckerfish ▪ a fish species of the family Catostomidae, commonly known as sucker ▪ a fish species of the genus Hypostomus, often called sucker fish ▪ Chinese sucker fish, a hillstream loach species native to the riverine fauna of China...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUCKERFISH


anglerfish
ˈæŋɡləˌfɪʃ
archerfish
ˈɑːtʃəˌfɪʃ
blowfish
ˈbləʊˌfɪʃ
butterfish
ˈbʌtəˌfɪʃ
catfish
ˈkætˌfɪʃ
crawfish
ˈkrɔːˌfɪʃ
crayfish
ˈkreɪˌfɪʃ
dealfish
ˈdiːlˌfɪʃ
dollarfish
ˈdɒləˌfɪʃ
goldfish
ˈɡəʊldˌfɪʃ
jellyfish
ˈdʒɛlɪˌfɪʃ
sailfish
ˈseɪlˌfɪʃ
shellfish
ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ
silverfish
ˈsɪlvəˌfɪʃ
spearfish
ˈspɪəˌfɪʃ
starfish
ˈstɑːˌfɪʃ
swordfish
ˈsɔːdˌfɪʃ
triggerfish
ˈtrɪɡəˌfɪʃ
whitefish
ˈwaɪtˌfɪʃ
zebrafish
ˈzebrəˌfɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUCKERFISH

suck
suck in
suck it and see
suck off
suck up to
suckener
sucker
sucker punch
suckers´ gap
suckfish
suckhole
sucking
sucking diesel
sucking louse
sucking-pig
suckle
suckler
suckless
suckling
suckling pig

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUCKERFISH

big fish
boarfish
drink like a fish
dwarfish
fish
flatfish
flying fish
garfish
Golden Starfish
guitarfish
needlefish
oafish
oarfish
overfish
scarfish
selfish
serfish
stockfish
unselfish
viperfish

Synonyms and antonyms of suckerfish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «suckerfish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUCKERFISH

Find out the translation of suckerfish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of suckerfish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «suckerfish» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

口鱼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rémoras
570 millions of speakers

English

suckerfish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Suckerfish
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

suckerfish
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Suckerfish
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

suckerfish
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

suckerfish
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

suckerfish
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Suckerfish
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Suckerfish
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コバンザメ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

suckerfish
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Suckerfish
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Suckerfish
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Suckerfish
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शोषक फिश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

suckerfish
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

suckerfish
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

suckerfish
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Suckerfish
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Suckerfish
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

suckerfish
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Suckerfish
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

SUGFISK
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

suckerfish
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of suckerfish

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUCKERFISH»

The term «suckerfish» is regularly used and occupies the 93.152 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUCKERFISH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «suckerfish» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «suckerfish» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUCKERFISH»

Discover the use of suckerfish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to suckerfish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Professional CSS: Cascading Style Sheets for Web Design
But that started to change in November 2003, when Patrick Griffiths and Dan Webb set the CSS community on fire with Suckerfish Dropdowns alistapart . com/ articles/dropdowns), a lightweight, CSS— powered, drop—down system that ...
Christopher Schmitt, 2008
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Linguistics 95
□u p uyuq ci'mel five finger fern, a specific fern resembling maidenhair fern {ci'r} suckerfish (generic aspect), cf. {ci°r} meat, flesh, a homophonous form, and {cil} bearmeat ci'0 suckerfish (particular aspect) ci'9 sutut (one) sucker's tail (cf. ci'r ...
Harvey Pitkin
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Suckerfish
Documentary on the director's relationship to her mother and Native identity.
Lisa Jackson, 2004
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Politicizing Science: The Alchemy of Policymaking
In the 1930s and 1940s, the Klamath Basin land was awarded to homesteaders, with the promise of ample water. Many of the homesteaders were veterans of World War I or World War II.25 Several varieties of suckerfish apparently migrated  ...
Michael Gough, 2003
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CSS Mastery: Advanced Web Standards Solutions
Suckerfish. drop-downs. Despite some concerns about usability, drop-down menus continue to be a popular interface element on the Web. JavaScript-only solutions abound, but many of them have innate accessibility problems—namely not ...
Simon Collison, Andy Budd, Cameron Moll, 2009
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Adding Ajax
This menu uses an unordered list, the CSS :hover pseudo attribute, and a little JavaScript to make it work for IE6.x, which doesn't support the :hover pseudo attribute for anything but anchor tags (a). This was later extended to Son of Suckerfish, ...
Shelley Powers, 2007
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Joomla! 1.5 Template Design
Luckily, a few years ago, Patrick Griffiths and Dan Webb came up with the Suckerfish method. This Suckerfish method is wonderful, because it takes valid, semanticallyaccurate, unordered lists (Joomla! 1.5's favorite) and, using almost pure ...
Tessa Blakeley Silver, 2009
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WordPress Theme Design: A Complete Guide to Creating ...
Until now. Enter the Suckerfish method developedbyPatrick GriffithsandDan Webb. This methodiswonderful because ittakes valid, semantically accurate, unordered lists (WordPress' favorite!), and usingalmost pure CSS, creates dropdowns.
Tessa Blakeley Silver, 2008
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Cmplt Biology For Medical Ent Exams
35.4 Commensalism can be demonstrated with the example of suckerfish and shark. The suckerfish attaches to the shark's surface with the help of its dorsal fin, which is modified into a hold fast. The suckerfish is dispersed to distant areas with ...
Kumar
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The Fishes of the Galápagos Islands
Suckerfish are immediately recognized by a laminated adhesive disc on top of the head, which is a modified spinous dorsal fin. The spines of the dorsal fin have divided and become flattened to form a series of paired transverse, flexible ridges  ...
Jack Stein Grove, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUCKERFISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term suckerfish is used in the context of the following news items.
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Aquarium fish invading waterbodies, ecosystems
The suckerfish, a popular aquarium species native to South America, is invading ... Also known as Janitor fish or sailfin armoured catfish, the suckerfish (scientific ... «The Hindu, Apr 15»
2
Remora fish mistakes Norwegian diver for a shark in Australia
But one diver got more than he bargained for when an eager remora fish - also know as a suckerfish - attached itself to his wetsuit. Snorre E. Johnsen was ... «Daily Mail, Nov 14»
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PTI's suckerfish won't have sharks in the tank
Pakistan Today has learnt that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)'s Sindh President Sardar Nadir Khan Leghari allegedly discouraged political heavyweights of the ... «Pakistan Today, Oct 14»
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What Eucalyptus' 'suckerfish' success means for Amazon
While Amazon Web Services (AWS) may reject the private cloud, Eucalyptus' success may give it a way to have its public cloud cake and eat the private cloud ... «TechRepublic, Aug 14»
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Stuck on Whales and Dolphins - Remoras Are Not as Creepy as …
Whale remoras (there are eight species of suckerfish, only one or two are found on whales and dolphins) have a fascinating and complex lifestyle, about which ... «Huffington Post, Nov 13»
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Senate Will Discuss Klamath Water Conflict As Irrigation Shutoffs …
Tributaries like the Sycan supply the freshwater that is critical to the lake's three species of native suckerfish. Farther downstream, as the Klamath flows through ... «EarthFix, Jun 13»
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Water Wars: Who Controls The Flow?
Tributaries like the Sycan provide water for salmon and suckerfish all along this ... the Klamath Tribes hold a ceremony to celebrate the return of the suckerfish. «NPR, Jun 13»
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Saving endangered suckerfish in Klamath Basin to cost $135 million …
GRANTS PASS — Federal biologists say it will take $135 million and 30 to 50 years to save two endangered species of suckerfish that figure in the water battles ... «OregonLive.com, Apr 13»
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After 38 Years, Oregon Backs Tribes' Water Right in the Klamath Basin
Members of the Klamath tribes watch as C'waam, or suckerfish, are released into the Sprague River. Oregon backed the Tribes' senior right to water from upper ... «EarthFix, Mar 13»
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Oregon Scientists Claim Federal Agency Censored Them
A suckerfish. Seven federal scientists in Oregon say their team is being disbanded in part because found a population of endangered suckerfish in a part of the ... «EarthFix, Jan 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Suckerfish [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/suckerfish>. May 2024 ».
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