doctorfish

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dok′tər fish′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
doc•tor•fish  (dok′tər fish′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -fish•es, (esp. collectively) -fish. 
  1. Fisha surgeonfish, esp. Acanthurus chirurgus, of the West Indies, having a bluish body and black tail.
  • so named from the knifelike rays on its tail 1825–35

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