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Pilotfish
A marine fish, Naucrates ductor, that often follows large vessels and sharks.
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A marine fish, Naucrates ductor, that often follows large vessels and sharks.
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| naucrates ductornoun | small pelagic fish often accompanying sharks or mantas |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pilotfish"
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| Word | Definition |
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| naucrates ductornoun | small pelagic fish often accompanying sharks or mantas |
| fisherboatnoun | Alternative form of fisher-boat. [A boat used for fishing.] |
| fishnoun | (countable) A typically cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills. |
| pilotnoun | A person who steers a ship, a helmsman. |
| sailnoun | (nautical) A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination of mast, spars and ropes. |
| waterboatmannoun | Alternative form of water boatman. [(US, Australia) Any of the various aquatic insects of the family Corixidae that have paddle-shaped hind legs used for swimming.] |
| patrol shipnoun | Alternative spelling of patrol boat. [A relatively small naval vessel designed for coastal defence.] |
| sea dognoun | (informal) Synonym of sea puppy. |
| sea houndnoun | A dogfish (kind of shark). |
| tin fishnoun | (UK, naval slang) Alternative form of tinfish (“torpedo”). [(UK, naval slang) A torpedo.] |
| sea-dognoun | Alternative spelling of seadog. [A sailor accustomed to the sea.] |
| searatnoun | Alternative form of sea rat (a pirate) [A fish, the chimaera.] |
| pilot coatnoun | (aviation) A type of thick coat, typically leather with fur or wool lining, used by aviators in aircraft without an enclosed cockpit or having an uninsulated cabin. |
| fishheadnoun | The head of a fish. |
| midshipmannoun | (nautical) An officer of the lowest rank in several navies; especially, a trainee officer. |
| fishermannoun | A fisher, a person engaged in fishing: |
| rudderfishnoun | Any of various not closely related fish that have the habit of following ships |
| tinfishnoun | (UK, naval slang) A torpedo. |
| fishspearnoun | A spear for catching fish. |
| boatswainnoun | A person aboard ship who is in charge of various maritime affairs. |
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