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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of various not closely related fish that have the habit of following ships
2. 2
   fish having the habit of following ships; found in North American and South American coastal waters wordnet
3. 3
   Any of various not closely related fish that have the habit of following ships; Centrolophus niger, a medusafish, the only member of the genus Centrolophus.
4. 4
   food and game fish around Bermuda and Florida; often follow ships wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

banded rudderfishbermuda chubbermuda chubkyphosus sectatrixseriola zonata

Etymology

From rudder + fish.

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