Meanings
noundoctorfish (plural doctorfishes or doctorfish)
plural doctorfishes
- 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
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doctorfish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doctorfish
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“doctorfish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doctorfish. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doctorfish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doctorfish.
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