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cyclospora

cyclospora noun: cyclospora cayetanensis.

Noun

cyclospora (uncountable)

  1. Cyclospora cayetanensis
    • Iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell restaurants was linked to cyclospora cases in the first five states – including in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia.2026 July 24, Jessica Glenza, “US cyclosporiasis outbreak expands to nine states as CDC investigates 7,400 cases”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 25 Jul 2026
    • Donald Trump’s former top food safety official has accused the administration of a near “catastrophic” mismanagement of the cyclospora outbreak that has sickened thousands of people in the US.2026 July 25, Oliver Milman, “Former FDA official says US handling of cyclospora near ‘catastrophic level’”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 26 Jul 2026

Origin of cyclospora

Borrowed from Translingual Cyclospora.

Questions about cyclospora

What does cyclospora mean?
Cyclospora means cyclospora cayetanensis.
What part of speech is cyclospora?
Cyclospora is a noun.

Words near cyclospora in the dictionary

  1. cyclosomes
  2. cyclosophoran
  3. cyclosophorans
  4. cyclospatula
  5. cyclospatulas
  6. cyclospora
  7. cyclosporiases
  8. cyclosporiasis
  9. cyclosporidiosis
  10. cyclosporin
  11. cyclosporine

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