doctorfish

[ dok-ter-fish ]
/ ˈdɒk tərˌfɪʃ /

noun, plural doc·tor·fish·es, (especially collectively) doc·tor·fish.

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

Origin of doctorfish

First recorded in 1825–35; so named from the knifelike rays on its tail

Words nearby doctorfish

doctor of philosophy, doctor of the church, doctor's commons, doctor's degree, doctorate, doctorfish, doctorow, doctorspeak, doctrinaire, doctrinal, doctrine