コバンザメ

Also written こばんざめ, 小判鮫

Meanings

  1. Noun remora (any fish of family Echeneidae); suckerfish; sharksucker
  2. live sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates)
  3. person who attaches themself to someone else for personal gain; hanger-on

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