pilot-fish

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 — noun zool. рыба лоцман …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

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 — 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 — noun Date: 1634 a pelagic carangid fish (Naucrates ductor) that has dark stripes and often swims in company with a shark …   New Collegiate Dictionary

pilot fish — noun A marine fish, Naucrates ductor, that often follows large vessels and sharks …   Wiktionary

pilot fish — лоцман …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

pilot fish — 1) Биология: чоповые (Kyphosidae), кифоз (Kyphosus), рулевая рыба (Kyphosus), валёк (Prosopium cylindraceus) 2) Австралийский сленг: рыба лоцман (морская рыба, кот. сопровождает акул; в водах Австралии и Новой Зеландии обитает один из видов этой… …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

pilot-fish — [ paɪlətˌfɪʃ] Зоология: рыба лоцман (Naucrates ductor) …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь