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rudderfish en · NOUN

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. Any of various not closely related fish that have the habit of following ships
  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.

Forms

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rudderfishes Number=Plur lexicographic
rudderfish Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

banded rudderfish