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Noun pilotfish has 1 sense
  1. pilotfish, Naucrates ductor - small pelagic fish often accompanying sharks or mantas
    --1 is a kind of carangid fish, carangid
    --1 is a member of Naucrates, genus Naucrates

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Pilotfish

Noun

  1. a small, primarily marine fish that often swims near sharks or other large fishes.

Sample Sentence: The pilotfish swims alongside the shark, benefiting from the food scraps left behind.

Noun

  1. a person who operates an aircraft.

Sample Sentence: The skilled pilotfish maneuvered the helicopter deftly through the treacherous storm.

Adjective

  1. popular or well-accepted.

Sample Sentence: The pilotfish idea of having a virtual graduation ceremony gained popularity among students.

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