DOCTORFISH


Meaning of DOCTORFISH in English

/dok"teuhr fish'/ , n. , pl. doctorfishes , ( esp. collectively ) doctorfish .

a surgeonfish, esp. Acanthurus chirurgus, of the West Indies, having a bluish body and black tail.

[ 1825-35; so named from the knifelike rays on its tail ]

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