doctorfish

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A doctorfish, Garra ruffa.

Etymology

doctor +‎ fish

Noun

doctorfish (plural doctorfishes or doctorfish)

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    • 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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