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Definition of rudderfish in English: rudderfishnoun ˈrʌdəfɪʃ 1A sea chub of the family Kyphosidae; especially the Bermuda chub, Kyphosus sectatrix. 2Chiefly US. Either of two vertically-striped carangids: the pilotfish, Naucrates ductor, and (more fully "banded rudderfish") Seriola zonata, an amberjack of the West Atlantic. 3A fish of the family Centrolophidae; especially (US, now rare) the barrelfish, Hyperoglyphe perciformis (more fully "black rudderfish"), and (NZ) the blackfish, Centrolophus niger.
Origin Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. From rudder + fish. Definition of rudderfish in US English: rudderfishnounˈrʌdəfɪʃ 1A sea chub of the family Kyphosidae; especially the Bermuda chub, Kyphosus sectatrix. 2Chiefly US. Either of two vertically-striped carangids: the pilotfish, Naucrates ductor, and (more fully "banded rudderfish") Seriola zonata, an amberjack of the West Atlantic. 3A fish of the family Centrolophidae; especially (US, now rare) the barrelfish, Hyperoglyphe perciformis (more fully "black rudderfish"), and (NZ) the blackfish, Centrolophus niger.
Origin Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. From rudder + fish. |