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favus

/ˈfeɪvəs/

favus noun: a severe, chronic infection of ringworm.

favus: a severe, chronic infection of ringworm
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Noun

favus (countable and uncountable, plural favi)

  1. A severe, chronic infection of ringworm.
    • The first signs of an attack of favus are small, pale, irregular, cup-like spots on the comb or wattles, generally appearing on the comb first.1901 July 19, “Favus in Poultry”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, number 10, page 317
  2. A tile or flagstone cut into a hexagonal shape to produce a honeycomb pattern.

favus meaning in Tamil

favus in Tamil

ஒரு வகைக் காளான் நோய், தேன் அடை வட்டச் சொறி

Synonyms of favus

Forms of favus

pluralfavi

Origin of favus

Borrowed from Latin favus (“honeycomb”).

Words formed from favus

Words that rhyme with favus

Questions about favus

What does favus mean?
Favus means a severe, chronic infection of ringworm.
What is favus in Tamil?
Favus in Tamil is ஒரு வகைக் காளான் நோய், தேன் அடை வட்டச் சொறி. See Favus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is favus?
Favus is a noun.
How do you pronounce favus?
Favus is pronounced /ˈfeɪvəs/.
What is the plural of favus?
The plural of favus is favi.

Words near favus in the dictionary

  1. Favre-Racouchot syndrome
  2. Favreau
  3. Favreaus
  4. favrile
  5. favs
  6. favus
  7. faw
  8. fawad
  9. fawaded
  10. fawading
  11. fawads

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Adapted from Wiktionary: favus (page history and authors); favus (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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