"cleaner fish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cleaner fishes [plural], cleaner fish [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|+|cleaner fish}} cleaner fish (plural cleaner fishes or cleaner fish)
  1. (zoology) Any of many unrelated fishes that provide a service to other fish species by removing dead skin and parasites. Wikipedia link: cleaner fish Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Fish Translations (cleaner fish): puhdistajakala (Finnish), 掃除魚 (soujiuo) (Japanese), ᦔᦱᦃᦲᧄ (ṗaaẋiim) (), ры́ба-чи́стильщик (rýba-čístilʹščik) [feminine] (Russian)

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