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rudderfish

rudderfish noun: any of various not closely related fish that have the habit of following ships.

Noun

rudderfish (plural rudderfishes or rudderfish)

  1. Any of various not closely related fish that have the habit of following ships
    1. Centrolophus niger, a medusafish, the only member of the genus Centrolophus.

rudderfish meaning in Tamil

rudderfish in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

Forms of rudderfish

pluralrudderfishes
pluralrudderfish

Origin of rudderfish

From rudder + fish.

Words formed from rudderfish

Questions about rudderfish

What does rudderfish mean?
Rudderfish means any of various not closely related fish that have the habit of following ships.
What is rudderfish in Tamil?
Rudderfish in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Rudderfish meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is rudderfish?
Rudderfish is a noun.
What is the plural of rudderfish?
The plural of rudderfish is rudderfishes.

Words near rudderfish in the dictionary

  1. rudder stock
  2. rudder stocks
  3. rudderbutt
  4. rudderbutts
  5. ruddered
  6. rudderfish
  7. rudderfishes
  8. rudderhead
  9. rudderheads
  10. rudderhole
  11. rudderholes

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