Doctorfish
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Doctorfish is a noun meaning Either of the fish Garra rufa and Cyprinion macrostomus, which feed on dead skin while leaving the healthy skin intact.
Meaning
Either of the fish Garra rufa and Cyprinion macrostomus, which feed on dead skin while leaving the healthy skin intact.
Example Sentences
Walking at the Brixton market among the parrotfish, doctorfish and butterfish, Effa Edusie is surrounded by pieces of her childhood in Ghana.
Word Forms
- doctorfishes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cleanerfish, hornfish, ghostfish, fishskin, billfish, dragonfish.
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