Whale Sucker (Noun)
Meaning
Large blue Pacific remora that attaches to whales and dolphins.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The whale sucker was seen attached to the belly of a humpback whale in the open ocean.
- Scientists studied the unique relationship between the whale sucker and its host, a bottlenose dolphin.
- A group of divers encountered a whale sucker clinging to the side of a gray whale during their underwater expedition.
- The whale sucker's suction cup-like mouth allowed it to firmly attach to the smooth skin of a blue whale.
- Researchers observed that the whale sucker would often detach from its host to feed on plankton and small fish in the surrounding waters.