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amora | (noun) one of a group of rabbis (active AD 250-500) who discussed the Mishnaic law in the law schools of Palestine and Mesopotamia where they explained and applied earlier teachings and whose discussions are recorded in the Talmud; they emphasized the study of Torah and the importance of personal action and the fulfillment of the commandments | - |
remora | (noun) marine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objects | Synonyms: suckerfish, sucking fish |