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Echeneis

noun
Ech·​e·​ne·​is | \ -ə̇s\

Definition of Echeneis

: a genus (the type of the family Echeneididae or Echeneidae) of marine fishes comprising the typical remoras

History and Etymology for Echeneis

New Latin, from Latin, remora, from Greek echenēis, from echenēis that detains ships, from eche- (from echein to hold) + -nēis (from naus ship); from a supposed ability to slow down ships

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