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doctorfish en · NOUN

Etymology

From doctor + fish.

Meanings

1. Either of the fish Garra rufa and Cyprinion macrostomus, which feed on dead skin while leaving the healthy skin intact.
   • Walking at the Brixton market among the parrotfish, doctorfish and butterfish, Effa Edusie is surrounded by pieces of her childhood in Ghana. 2008 January 15, Elisabeth Rosenthal, “Europe’s Appetite for Seafood Propels Illegal Trade”, in New York Times:

Forms

Hyponyms

red garra · nibble fish

Relateds

fish pedicure