doctorfish

English

Etymology

From doctor +‎ fish.

Noun

doctorfish (plural doctorfishes or doctorfish)

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

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