Meanings
nounrudderfish (plural rudderfishes or rudderfish)
plural rudderfishes
- 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounfood and game fish around Bermuda and Florida; often follow ships
Similar
Bermuda chubKyphosus sectatrix
Broader
nounfish having the habit of following ships; found in North American and South American coastal waters
Similar
banded rudderfishSeriola zonata
Broader
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁reh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁roh₁-(ye-)-ti
- Proto-Germanic*rōaną
- Proto-Germanic*rōþrą
- Proto-West Germanic*rōþr
- Old Englishrōþor
- Middle Englishrother
- Englishrudder
- Proto-Indo-European*péysks
- Proto-Germanic*fiskaz
- Proto-West Germanic*fisk
- Old Englishfisċ
- Middle Englishfisch
- Englishfish
- Englishrudderfish
Cite this entry
APA
rudderfish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rudderfish
MLA
“rudderfish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rudderfish. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rudderfish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rudderfish.
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