pilot fish

noun

Definition of pilot fish

: a pelagic carangid fish (Naucrates ductor) that has dark vertical stripes and often swims in company with a shark

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That will be decided by the biggest of the big fish; the rest of us will follow, attaching like pilot fish. — Richard E. Farley, Town & Country, "Now That The Four Seasons Is Closing, Where Will the Power Lunch Crowd Go Next?," 26 July 2015

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