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dactylogyrosis

dactylogyrosis noun: the pathological condition of a fish being infested with gill flukes (Dactylogyrus), a type of flatworm.

Noun

dactylogyrosis (plural dactylogyroses)

  1. The pathological condition of a fish being infested with gill flukes (Dactylogyrus), a type of flatworm.

Forms of dactylogyrosis

pluraldactylogyroses

Origin of dactylogyrosis

From translingual Dactylogyrus + -osis.

Questions about dactylogyrosis

What does dactylogyrosis mean?
Dactylogyrosis means the pathological condition of a fish being infested with gill flukes (Dactylogyrus), a type of flatworm.
What part of speech is dactylogyrosis?
Dactylogyrosis is a noun.
What is the plural of dactylogyrosis?
The plural of dactylogyrosis is dactylogyroses.

Words near dactylogyrosis in the dictionary

  1. dactylography
  2. dactylogyrid
  3. dactylogyridean
  4. dactylogyrideans
  5. dactylogyrids
  6. dactylogyrosis
  7. dactyloid
  8. dactyloids
  9. dactylological
  10. dactylology
  11. dactylomancy

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