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- [rem-er-uh]
- /ˈrɛm ər ə/
- /rɪmˈɔːrə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rem-er-uh]
- /ˈrɛm ər ə/
Definitions of remora word
- noun remora any of several fishes of the family Echeneididae, having on the top of the head a sucking disk by which they can attach themselves to sharks, turtles, ships, and other moving objects. 1
- noun remora Archaic. an obstacle, hindrance, or obstruction. 1
- noun remora any of the marine spiny-finned fishes constituting the family Echeneidae. They have a flattened elongated body and attach themselves to larger fish, rocks, etc, by a sucking disc on the top of the head 0
- noun remora any of a family (Echeneidae) of small, marine percoid fishes with an oval sucking disc on top of the head, by which they cling to sharks and other larger fishes, turtles, passing ships, etc. 0
- noun remora anything that hinders or impedes 0
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Origin of remora
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
1560-70; < Latin: literally, delay, hindrance, derivative of remorārī to linger, delay, equivalent to re- re- + morārī to delay
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Parts of speech for Remora
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determiner
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remora popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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