Remora

·noun Delay; obstacle; hindrance.

II. Remora ·noun An instrument formerly in use, intended to retain parts in their places.

III. Remora ·noun Any one of several species of fishes belonging to Echeneis, Remora, and allied genera. Called also sucking fish.

remora
rĕ-mŏra, ae, f., delay , hinderance , passive resistance (ante- and post-class.): quae Remoram fa...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
Remora
Rĕmŏra, ae, f., the name given to Rome by Remus : certabant urbem Romam Remoramne vocarent, Enn. ap....

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
remora
The sucker-fish. It has a long oval plate on the top of the head, by which, having exhausted the air...

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