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noun
Either of the fish Garra rufa and Cyprinion macrostomus, which feed on dead skin while leaving the healthy skin intact.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: nibble fish, red garra
noun
surgeon fish of the West Indies
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: doctor-fish, Acanthurus chirurgus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: surgeonfish
History
From doctor + fish.
