"rudderfish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rudderfishes [plural], rudderfish [plural]
Etymology: From rudder + fish. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|rudder|fish}} rudder + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|+|rudderfish}} rudderfish (plural rudderfishes or rudderfish)
  1. Any of various not closely related fish that have the habit of following ships
    Sense id: en-rudderfish-en-noun-WVixU35K
  2. 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.
    Categories (lifeform): Stromateoid fish
    Sense id: en-rudderfish-en-noun-zpQWQM7k Disambiguation of Stromateoid fish: 40 60 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69

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