rudderfish.
Any of various not closely related fish that have the habit of following ships
Meaning & usage
Any of various not closely related fish that have the habit of following ships
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.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁roh₁-(ye-)-tider. Proto-Germanic *rōaną Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Germanic *-þrą Proto-Germanic *rōþrą Proto-West Germanic *rōþr Old English rōþor Middle English rother English rudder Proto-Indo-European *péysks Proto-Germanic *fiskaz Proto-West Germanic *fisk Old English fisċ Middle English fisch English fish English rudderfish From rudder + fish.
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