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remora (iou)



remora noun. M16.
[Latin = delay, hindrance, formed as RE- + mora delay.]
Any of various slender marine fishes of the family Echeneidae, with the dorsal fin modified to form a large sucker for attachment to sharks etc., formerly believed to hinder the progress of any sailing ship to which it attached itself. M16.
An obstacle, a hindrance, an impediment. E17.
Surgery. An instrument used to keep bones etc. in place. rare. L17.