# nurseryfish

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any of the fish in the family Kurtidae that carry their egg clusters on hooks protruding from the foreheads of the males.

## Etymology
From nursery + fish.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nurseryfish