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rudderfish

[ ruhd-er-fish ]

noun

, plural (especially collectively) rud·der·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) rud·der·fish·es.
  1. any of various fishes having the habit of following behind ships, as a pilot fish.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of rudderfish1

First recorded in 1725–35; rudder + fish

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