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remora

Any of a family of warm-water fishes that have an adhesive disc on the head, by which they attach themselves to whales, sharks, and turtles. These provide the remora with shelter and transport, as well as food in the form of parasites on the host's skin.
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In addition to these two categories of open and closed minds, Bacon diagnosed a third state, where systems, ideologies, or even individuals block the advancement of learning, and "are indeed but remoras and hinderances to stay and slug the ship [of knowledge] from further sailing" (ibid.
Coauthors and closed minds by Vickers, Brian / Shakespeare Studies
The remoras of polite society will no doubt flock to the Beverly Hills Green Acres Estate Tony Hawk Skatepark Foundation benefit.
Trash by Trujillo, Tony / Thrasher
Remoras attach and reattach themselves to the sharks.
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