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ciguateras

ciguateras is the plural of ciguatera.

Meaning of ciguatera

Noun

ciguatera (countable and uncountable, plural ciguateras)

  1. A foodborne poisoning in humans caused by eating marine species whose flesh is contaminated with ciguatoxin.
    • While you've probably never heard of ciguatera toxin, it's the most common form of fish poisoning and creates a health problem for any population that routinely consumes tropical reef species.2016, Joseph Henrich, chapter 7, in The Secret of Our Success […] , Princeton: Princeton University Press, →ISBN

Questions about ciguateras

What is ciguateras the plural of?
Ciguateras is the plural of ciguatera.

Words near ciguateras in the dictionary

  1. ciggy
  2. ciglitazone
  3. cigs
  4. Cigu
  5. ciguatera
  6. ciguateras
  7. ciguateratoxin
  8. ciguateratoxins
  9. ciguateric
  10. ciguatoxic
  11. ciguatoxicity

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