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ichthyophthirius
[ ik-thee-of-theer-ee-uhs ]
/ ˌɪk θi ɒfˈθɪər i əs /
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noun
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Also called ichthyophthirius disease .
Origin of ichthyophthirius
<New Latin, the protozoan genus causing the disease, equivalent to ichthyo-ichthyo- + -phthirius<Greek phtheÃr louse
Words nearby ichthyophthirius
ichthyolite, ichthyology, ichthyophagist, ichthyophagous, ichthyophagy, ichthyophthirius, Ichthyornis, ichthyosarcotoxin, ichthyosaur, ichthyosaurus, ichthyosis
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How to use ichthyophthirius in a sentence
Ichthyophthirius alone causes epidemics among Fishes, and Balantidium coli has been observed in intestinal disease in Man.