Usually means: Small fish believed to stop ships.
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  1. Echeneis: Merriam-Webster
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  3. echeneis: Wordnik
  4. Echeneis, echeneis: Dictionary.com
  5. Echeneis (fish), Echeneis: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. Echeneis: Rhymezone
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  8. echeneis: Mnemonic Dictionary
  9. Echeneis: TheFreeDictionary.com
  10. Echeneis, Echeneis: Merriam-Webster

Definitions from Wikipedia (Echeneis)

noun:  An echeneisCharlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, echeneis is a legendary creature; a small fish that was said to latch on to ships, holding them back.
noun:  a genus of fish in the family Echeneidae, the remoras.

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