hitchhike
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While diving, he saw a shark with a remora—a fish which uses suction to hitchhike on larger species—attached to its body, and he had an idea.
From National Geographic • Oct. 23, 2023
Horsehair worms are born in water and use aquatic insects like mayflies to hitchhike to dry land, where they sit tight until they are eaten by terrestrial insects such as crickets or mantises.
From Science Daily • Oct. 19, 2023
"When I run out of money, I will hitchhike or walk," she says.
From BBC • May 16, 2023
Joe had a job delivering groceries and would hitchhike home when done.
From Seattle Times • May 13, 2023
We had lunch with Connolly at Skyland, and then he left us to hitchhike back to his car at Rockfish Gap and return home.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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