Doctor fish — doctor doc tor, n. [OF. doctur, L. doctor, teacher, fr. docere to teach. See {Docile}.] 1. A teacher; one skilled in a profession, or branch of knowledge; a learned man. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] One of the doctors of Italy, Nicholas Macciavel. Bacon … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Doctor fish — This article is about the freshwater fish used for treating skin diseases in Turkey. For the species sometimes called doctor fish in the UK, see Tench. For the fish known as the surgeonfish , see Acanthuridae. Doctor fish Scientific… … Wikipedia
doctor fish — /ˈdɒktə fɪʃ/ (say doktuh fish) noun (plural doctor fish or doctor fishes) → tench. Usage: For variation in the plural inflection, see note at fish1 …
Doctor Fish Cafe — a chain of cafes and spas in South Korea where doctor fish are available for treatment of skin conditions in people. Spa resorts are now set up in various countries (China, Japan, Croatia, Singapore) with various names (not listed here). See also … Dictionary of ichthyology
doctor fish — 1) any of a series of unrelated fish species that are supposedly helpful to other fishes, e.g. tench (Tinca tinca, Cyprinidae) slime is said to cure wounds; Garra rufa and Cyprinion macrostomum (Cyprinidae) in Turkish hot springs in the Kangal… … Dictionary of ichthyology
doctor-fish — noun surgeon fish of the West Indies • Syn: ↑doctorfish, ↑Acanthurus chirurgus • Hypernyms: ↑surgeonfish • Member Holonyms: ↑Acanthurus, ↑genus Acanthurus * * * d … Useful english dictionary
doctor — doc tor, n. [OF. doctur, L. doctor, teacher, fr. docere to teach. See {Docile}.] 1. A teacher; one skilled in a profession, or branch of knowledge; a learned man. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] One of the doctors of Italy, Nicholas Macciavel. Bacon. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Doctor's stuff — doctor doc tor, n. [OF. doctur, L. doctor, teacher, fr. docere to teach. See {Docile}.] 1. A teacher; one skilled in a profession, or branch of knowledge; a learned man. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] One of the doctors of Italy, Nicholas Macciavel. Bacon … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fish — Synonyms and related words: C, C note, Chinook salmon, G, G note, Loch Ness monster, Sunapee trout, aerial torpedo, albacore, alevin, alewife, alligator gar, amber jack, anchovy, angel fish, angle, anguille, archerfish, argusfish, babe, bait the… … Moby Thesaurus
Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctors — Doctor Who: doctor Destiny Developer(s) Studio Fish Publisher(s) BBC Multimedia … Wikipedia