doctorfish
doctorfish · doctorfishes · doctorfish
Either of the fish Garra rufa and Cyprinion macrostomus, which feed on dead skin while…Either of the fish Garra rufa and Cyprinion macrostomus, which feed on dead skin while leaving the healthy skin intact.
Meaning
1 sensesEither of the fish Garra rufa and Cyprinion macrostomus, which feed on dead skin while leaving the healthy skin intact.
More definitions
- surgeon fish of the West Indies
Origin
From doctor + fish.From doctor + fish.
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Forms
plural: doctorfishes / doctorfish| Singular | doctorfish |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- surgeon fish of the West Indies:doctor-fishAcanthurus chirurgus
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedfish pedicure
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular