Defn: One who remonstrates; a remonsrant. Bp. Burnet.
REMONTANT
Re*mon"tant (-tant), a.Etym: [F.] (Hort.)
Defn: Rising again; — applied to a class of roses which bloom more than once in a season; the hybrid perpetual roses, of which the Jacqueminot is a well-known example.
REMONTOIR
Re*mon`toir" (re-mn"twr"; E. r-mn"twr), n. Etym: [F.] (Horology)
Defn: See under Escapement.
REMORA
Rem"o*ra (rm"*r), n. Etym: [L.: cf. F. rémora.]
1. Delay; obstacle; hindrance. [Obs.] Milton.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of several species of fishes belonging to Echeneis,
Remora, and allied genera. Called also sucking fish.
Note: The anterior dorsal fin is converted into a large sucking disk, having two transverse rows of lamellæ, situated on the top of the head. They adhere firmly to sharks and other large fishes and to vessels by this curious sucker, letting go at will. The pegador, or remora of sharks (Echeneis naucrates), and the swordfish remora (Remora brachyptera), are common American species.