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gyrodactylosis

gyrodactylosis noun: the disease caused by the ectoparasite Gyrodactylus salaris.

Noun

gyrodactylosis (uncountable)

  1. The disease caused by the ectoparasite Gyrodactylus salaris

Origin of gyrodactylosis

From taxonomic name Gyrodactylus + -osis.

Questions about gyrodactylosis

What does gyrodactylosis mean?
Gyrodactylosis means the disease caused by the ectoparasite Gyrodactylus salaris.
What part of speech is gyrodactylosis?
Gyrodactylosis is a noun.

Words near gyrodactylosis in the dictionary

  1. gyrocosine
  2. gyrocosines
  3. gyrocupolarotunda
  4. gyrodactylid
  5. gyrodactylids
  6. gyrodactylosis
  7. gyrodiagonal
  8. gyrodiagonals
  9. gyrodyne
  10. gyrodynes
  11. gyroelectric

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