- pilot fish
- noun Date: 1634 a pelagic carangid fish (Naucrates ductor) that has dark stripes and often swims in company with a shark
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Pilot fish — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
Pilot fish — Pilot Pi lot, n. [F. pilote, prob. from D. peillood plummet, sounding lead; peilen, pegelen, to sound, measure (fr. D. & G. peil, pegel, a sort of measure, water mark) + lood lead, akin to E. lead. The pilot, then, is the lead man, i. e., he who… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pilot fish — n. a narrow, spiny finned jackfish (Naucrates ductor) with a widely forked tail, often seen swimming near sharks: often written pilotfish [pī′lət fish΄] n. pl. PILOTFISH or pilotfishes (see FISH) * * * Widely distributed species (Naucrates ductor … Universalium
pilot fish — n. a narrow, spiny finned jackfish (Naucrates ductor) with a widely forked tail, often seen swimming near sharks: often written pilotfish [pī′lət fish΄] n. pl. PILOTFISH or pilotfishes (see FISH) … English World dictionary
pilot fish — noun 1. : a pelagic carangid fish (Naucrates ductor) that often swims in company with a shark 2. : banded rudderfish 3. : menominee whitefish * * * pilot fish noun A carangoid fish that accompanies ships and sharks … Useful english dictionary
pilot fish — /ˈpaɪlət fɪʃ/ (say puyluht fish) noun (plural pilot fish or pilot fishes) any of various species of carangoid marine fishes which accompany and were once thought to act as guides to sharks, as Naucrates angeli of Australian and New Zealand waters …
pilot fish — locmanas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Naucrates ductor angl. lootsman; pilot fish; rudderfish; shark pilot rus. восточный лоцман; лоцман; рыба лоцман ryšiai: platesnis terminas – locmanai … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
pilot fish — Carangidae Carangidae n. 1. large family of narrow bodied marine food fishes allied to the mackerels, with widely forked tails; chiefly of warm seas; it includes the {caranx}, {American bluefish}, and the {pilot fish}. Syn: family Carangidae.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pilot fish — Junior executives who follow close behind senior management. See also brown noser, ass kisser. ► “Our nations’ bulging inventory of business cliches is spun out by pundits, picked up by senior executives, and regurgitated by pilot fish… … American business jargon
pilot fish — noun A marine fish, Naucrates ductor, that often follows large vessels and sharks … Wiktionary
