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pilot fish

pi·lot fish (plural pi·lot fish·es or pi·lot fish)


noun 
Definition:
 
small fish accompanying large fish: a small striped ocean fish, often found swimming with sharks, mantas, and other large fishes, where it finds stray scraps of food. Latin name Naucrates ductor.

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