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Echeneis naucrates
Pegador Pe`ga*dor", n. [Sp., a sticker.] (Zo["o]l.) A species of remora (Echeneis naucrates). See Remora.
Naucrates ductor
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 throws the lead. See Pail, and Lead a metal.] 1. (Naut.) One employed to steer a vessel; a helmsman; a steersman. --Dryden. 2. Specifically, a person duly qualified, and licensed by authority, to conduct vessels into and out of a port, or in certain waters, for a fixed rate of fees. 3. Figuratively: A guide; a director of another through a difficult or unknown course. 4. An instrument for detecting the compass error. 5. The cowcatcher of a locomotive. [U.S.] Pilot balloon, a small balloon sent up in advance of a large one, to show the direction and force of the wind. Pilot bird. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A bird found near the Caribbee Islands; -- so called because its presence indicates to mariners their approach to these islands. --Crabb. (b) The black-bellied plover. [Local, U.S.] Pilot boat, a strong, fast-sailing boat used to carry and receive pilots as they board and leave vessels. Pilot bread, ship biscuit. Pilot cloth, a coarse, stout kind of cloth for overcoats. Pilot engine, a locomotive going in advance of a train to make sure that the way is clear. Pilot fish. (Zo["o]l) (a) A pelagic carangoid fish (Naucrates ductor); -- so named because it is often seen in company with a shark, swimming near a ship, on account of which sailors imagine that it acts as a pilot to the shark. (b) The rudder fish (Seriola zonata). Pilot jack, a flag or signal hoisted by a vessel for a pilot. Pilot jacket, a pea jacket. Pilot nut (Bridge Building), a conical nut applied temporarily to the threaded end of a pin, to protect the thread and guide the pin when it is driven into a hole. --Waddell. Pilot snake (Zo["o]l.) (a) A large North American snake (Coluber obsoleus). It is lustrous black, with white edges to some of the scales. Called also mountain black snake. (b) The pine snake. Pilot whale. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Blackfish, 1.

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- The pilot fish (Naucrates ductor) is a carnivorous fish of the trevally, or jackfish family, Carangidae. It is widely distributed and lives in warm or...
- Wikimedia Commons has media related to Echeneis naucrates. Echeneis naucrates at Australian Museum. Echeneis naucrates at Encyclopedia of Life. Photos of Live...
- pufferfish, and related species, finding remoras (specifically Echeneis naucrates) had a resistance of 6.1–5.5×10−8 M. Some cultures use remoras to catch...
- Naucrates (Ancient Gr****: Ναυκράτης) also known as Naucrates of Erythrae and Naucrates Erythraeus (Ἐρυθραίος Ναυκρατίτης) was a Gr**** rhetorician from...
- Roman biography and mythology, Naucrates Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of classical Antiquities (1898), Naucrates Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short...
- Crevalle jack (Guyana, India) Megalaspis cordyla, torpedo scad (India) Naucrates ductor, pilot fish Sarda australis, Australian bonito (Australia) various...
- scholar Eustathius of Thessalonica and attributed by him to "a certain Naucrates", Phantasia, daughter of Nicarchus of Memphis, an inspired poet, wrote...
- Genus Campogramma Regan, 1903 Genus Elagatis F.D. Bennett, 1840 Genus Naucrates Rafinesque, 1810 Genus Seriola Bl****er, 1854 Genus Seriolina Wakiya, 1924...
- (Bloch, 1793) Apolectus niger (Bloch, 1793) Elacate nigra (Bloch, 1793) Naucrates niger (Bloch, 1793) Centronotus gardenii (Lacepède, 1801) Centronotus...
- Tyre-born Gr**** domiciled at Damascus, was claimed to have been the son of Naucrates. Most scholars consider them of dubious authenticity. Heath in particular...