Echeneidid

/ɛkɪˈneɪdɪd/ noun

Definition

An individual member of the remora fish family (Echeneidae), or an adjective referring to remora fish.

Etymology

From 'Echeneidae' (the family name) with the addition of '-id,' a common suffix used to create terms for individual members of a taxonomic family.

Kelly Says

Each echeneidid fish carries evolutionary brilliance in its head—that sucker disk evolved from its dorsal fin and uses negative pressure physics that humans didn't understand until the 1970s.

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