# remora
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin remora (“delay, hindrance, passive resistance”), from the belief that the fish would attach themselves to ships and slow them down, from re- (prefix meaning ‘back, backwards’) + mora (“delay”) (from Proto-Indo-European *mere (“to delay, hinder”), from *(s)mer- (“to fall into thinking, remember; to care for”)).

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ɹɪˈmɔːɹə/, /ˈɹɛməɹə/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (General American) IPA: /ɹiˈmɔɹə/, /ˈɹɛməɹə/
* Hyphenation: re‧mo‧ra

### Noun

remora (plural remora or remorae or remoras)
* Any of various elongate fish from the family Echeneidae, the dorsal fin of which is in the form of a suction disc that can take a firm hold against the skin of larger marine animals. [from mid 16th c.]
    Synonyms: echeneid, echeneidid, sharksucker, suckerfish, suckfish, (obsolete) suckstone
** 1832, “Room XI. General Collection of Fish and Corals.”, in Synopsis of the Contents of the British Museum, 26th edition, London: Printed by G[eorge] Woodfall, […], →OCLC, page 86:The Remoræ (Echeneisidæ) form the last family of the soft-finned, subbrachian fishes. They are characterized at once by the top of their heads being flattened, and furnished with transverse series of cartilaginous plates, somewhat similar to the plates under the toes of the Gecko, by which these fish attach themselves to ships, rocks, and marine bodies.
** 1839, P. Evers, “On the Muscular System in the Vertebrata. [Pisces.]”, in The Student’s Compendium of Comparative Anatomy (Dunglison’s American Medical Library), Philadelphia, Pa.: Printed and published by A. Waldie, […], →OCLC, page 42:The remora, lump-sucker, and others are provided with a muscular disk in the form of a sucker, by which they adhere to other fish or bodies moving through the water: [...]
** 1866, Philip Abraham, “Forest Glinton. A Character, from Life.”, in Autumn Gatherings, being a Collection of Prose and Poetry. Sacred and Secular, London: Published by and for the author, […], →OCLC, pages 99–100:[...] I could not but notice, with some degree of curiosity, the gradual approaches of one of these remorae of society into the good graces of as genuine an English family as ever left the fat fields of Suffolk to pay for peeping at foreign novelty.
** 2012, Christopher Mac Lairn, “Vulturnus”, in The Spirit of Vengeance, [Bloomngton, Ind.]: Xlibris, →ISBN, page 53:It was all genuine footage of various kinds of ray-fish: first a manta gliding just below the surface of a purple sea near the coast of Argentina. He glided there amongst the light beams that penetrated the water like daggers stabbing into it, while remorae skirted among his wing-fins.
** 2018, Dagmar Fertl, André M. Landry, “Remoras”, in Bernd Würsig, J. G. M. Thewissen, Kit M. Kovacs, editors, Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals, 3rd edition, London, San Diego, Calif.: Academic Press, →ISBN, page 793, column 1:The tenacity with which remoras attach to their hosts is best illustrated by the practice of sea turtle fishing by fishermen in the Caribbean and off China and northern Australia [...], and in Yemen and Kenya, where it continues to this day. A fisherman ties a line around the tail of a remora and throws the fish into the water. The remora tightly attaches itself to a turtle, and the remora and its "catch" are then hauled ashore.
* (heraldry) A serpent.
** 1766 July 23, [Edward] Kimber, “Barons”, in The Peerage of England. […], volume 60, London: Printed for H[enry] Woodfall, […], →OCLC, page 217:LORD SCARSDALE. [...] On the dexter ſide, the figure of Prudence repreſented by a woman, habited argent, mantled azure, holding in her ſiniſter hand a javelin entwined with a remora proper; [...]
* (obsolete) A delay; a hindrance, an obstacle.
** 1605, Francis Bacon, “The Second Booke”, in The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot and Thomas Creede] for Henrie Tomes, […], →OCLC, folios 29, recto – 29, verso:For to ſay [...] That the ſolidneſſe of the Earth is for the ſtation and Manſion of liuing creatures: and the like, is well inquired & collected in METAPHISICKE, but in PHISICKE they are impertinent. Nay, they are indeed but Remoraes and hinderances to ſtay and ſlugge the Shippe from furder ſayling, and haue brought this to paſſe, that the ſearch of the Phiſicall Cauſes hath beene neglected.
** 1643, William Prynne, “The Soveraigne Power of Parliaments & Kingdomes. […]”, in The Soveraigne Power of Parliaments and Kingdomes: […], London: […] Michael Sparke Senior, →OCLC, page 29:[H]is Majeſty, long ſince weary of the yoke of all Parliaments, (the only Remora to his abſolute intended Monarchy) and repenting of the Act for continuing this, [...] is now reſolved (in proſecution of his priſtine Counſels) by force or policy to diſſolve this Parliament in diſcontent, [...]
** 1643, J[ohn] M[ilton], chapter VIII, in The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce: […], London: […] T[homas] P[aine] and M[atthew] S[immons] […], →OCLC, page 20:What mighty and inviſible Remora is this in Matrimony able to demurre, and to contemne all the divorſive engines in heaven or earth.
** 1848, Charles Hastings, Robert J. N. Streeten, “CONSTIPATION”, in Robley Dunglison (reviser), edited by John Forbes, Alexander Tweedie, and John Conolly, The Cyclopædia of Practical Medicine: […] In Four Volumes, volumes I (Abdomen–Emmenagogues), Philadelphia, Pa.: Lea and Blanchard, →OCLC, paragraph 4, page 480, column 2:Increased tone of the muscular fibres of the middle coat of the intestines may not infrequently give rise to a remora in the passage of their contents, and the effect of many of that class of medicines called astringents appears to be owing to their tonic powers.
** 1855, “Report on the Diseases of Missouri and Iowa”, in The Transactions of the American Medical Association, volume VIII, Philadelphia, Pa.: Printed for the [American Medical] Association, by T. K. and P. G. Collins, →OCLC, page 103:The local remoræ of blood which occur in cholera infantum here, will not bear, as a general practice, the abstraction of blood for their relief; they are more under the control of revellent remedies, not of a depletive kind.
* (obsolete, surgery) A surgical instrument, intended to retain parts in their places.
** [1833, Robley Dunglison, “Rem′ora”, in A New Dictionary of Medical Science and Literature, […], volumes II (M–Z), Boston, Mass.: […] [E. W. Metcalf and Company] for Charles Bowen, →OCLC, page 429, column 1:Rem′ora [...] The name of two surgical instruments, intended to retain parts in situ. The one was used, formerly, in castration, to prevent the intestines from protruding at the inguinal ring: the other, called Rem′ora Hilda′ni, (F[rench]) Arrêt d'Hildan, εχενηις, was employed to retain fractures and luxations reduced. It is not now used.]

#### Hyponyms

* (fish): pegador, swordfish sucker, whalesucker

#### Related terms

* Remora
* remorate

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ “remora”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

### Further reading

* remora on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* Marero, roamer

## Cebuano
### Etymology

Borrowed from English remora, borrowed from Latin remora (“delay, hindrance, passive resistance”).

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: re‧mo‧ra

### Noun

remora
* a remora; any of various elongate brown fish from the family Echeneidae, the dorsal fin of which is in the form of a suction disc that can take a firm hold against the skin of larger marine animals

## Finnish
### Etymology

From taxonomic name Remora.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈremorɑ/, [ˈre̞mo̞rɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -emorɑ
* Hyphenation: re‧mo‧ra

### Noun

remora
* remora (fish)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of remora (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
remorani
remorani
accusative
nom.
remorani
remorani
gen.
remorani
genitive
remorani
remorieni remoroideni remoroitteni remorojeni $^{rare}$ remoraini $^{rare}$
partitive
remoraani
remoriani remoroitani remorojani $^{rare}$
inessive
remorassani
remoroissani remorissani
elative
remorastani
remoroistani remoristani
illative
remoraani
remoriini remoroihini
adessive
remorallani
remoroillani remorillani
ablative
remoraltani
remoroiltani remoriltani
allative
remoralleni
remoroilleni remorilleni
essive
remoranani
remoroinani remorinani
translative
remorakseni
remoroikseni remorikseni
abessive
remorattani
remoroittani remorittani
instructive
comitative
—remoroineni remorineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
remorasi
remorasi
accusative
nom.
remorasi
remorasi
gen.
remorasi
genitive
remorasi
remoriesi remoroidesi remoroittesi remorojesi $^{rare}$ remoraisi $^{rare}$
partitive
remoraasi
remoriasi remoroitasi remorojasi $^{rare}$
inessive
remorassasi
remoroissasi remorissasi
elative
remorastasi
remoroistasi remoristasi
illative
remoraasi
remoriisi remoroihisi
adessive
remorallasi
remoroillasi remorillasi
ablative
remoraltasi
remoroiltasi remoriltasi
allative
remorallesi
remoroillesi remorillesi
essive
remoranasi
remoroinasi remorinasi
translative
remoraksesi
remoroiksesi remoriksesi
abessive
remorattasi
remoroittasi remorittasi
instructive
comitative
—remoroinesi remorinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
remoramme
remoramme
accusative
nom.
remoramme
remoramme
gen.
remoramme
genitive
remoramme
remoriemme remoroidemme remoroittemme remorojemme $^{rare}$ remoraimme $^{rare}$
partitive
remoraamme
remoriamme remoroitamme remorojamme $^{rare}$
inessive
remorassamme
remoroissamme remorissamme
elative
remorastamme
remoroistamme remoristamme
illative
remoraamme
remoriimme remoroihimme
adessive
remorallamme
remoroillamme remorillamme
ablative
remoraltamme
remoroiltamme remoriltamme
allative
remorallemme
remoroillemme remorillemme
essive
remoranamme
remoroinamme remorinamme
translative
remoraksemme
remoroiksemme remoriksemme
abessive
remorattamme
remoroittamme remorittamme
instructive
comitative
—remoroinemme remorinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
remoranne
remoranne
accusative
nom.
remoranne
remoranne
gen.
remoranne
genitive
remoranne
remorienne remoroidenne remoroittenne remorojenne $^{rare}$ remorainne $^{rare}$
partitive
remoraanne
remorianne remoroitanne remorojanne $^{rare}$
inessive
remorassanne
remoroissanne remorissanne
elative
remorastanne
remoroistanne remoristanne
illative
remoraanne
remoriinne remoroihinne
adessive
remorallanne
remoroillanne remorillanne
ablative
remoraltanne
remoroiltanne remoriltanne
allative
remorallenne
remoroillenne remorillenne
essive
remorananne
remoroinanne remorinanne
translative
remoraksenne
remoroiksenne remoriksenne
abessive
remorattanne
remoroittanne remorittanne
instructive
comitative
—remoroinenne remorinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
remoransa
remoransa
accusative
nom.
remoransa
remoransa
gen.
remoransa
genitive
remoransa
remoriensa remoroidensa remoroittensa remorojensa $^{rare}$ remorainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
remoraansa
remoriaan remoroitaan remoriansa remoroitansa remorojaan $^{rare}$ remorojansa $^{rare}$
inessive
remorassaan remorassansa
remoroissaan remorissaan remoroissansa remorissansa
elative
remorastaan remorastansa
remoroistaan remoristaan remoroistansa remoristansa
illative
remoraansa
remoriinsa remoroihinsa
adessive
remorallaan remorallansa
remoroillaan remorillaan remoroillansa remorillansa
ablative
remoraltaan remoraltansa
remoroiltaan remoriltaan remoroiltansa remoriltansa
allative
remoralleen remorallensa
remoroilleen remorilleen remoroillensa remorillensa
essive
remoranaan remoranansa
remoroinaan remorinaan remoroinansa remorinansa
translative
remorakseen remoraksensa
remoroikseen remorikseen remoroiksensa remoriksensa
abessive
remorattaan remorattansa
remoroittaan remorittaan remoroittansa remorittansa
instructive
comitative
—remoroineen remorineen remoroinensa remorinensa :

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrɛ.mo.ra/
* Rhymes: -ɛmora
* Hyphenation: rè‧mo‧ra
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

remora f (plural remore)
* hesitation, scruple
* remora (fish)

### Anagrams

* armerò, ormare, ormerà, ramerò