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ichthyophthiriasis

ichthyophthiriasis noun: a parasitic infection of freshwater fish caused by the ciliate Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.

Noun

ichthyophthiriasis (usually uncountable, plural ichthyophthiriases)

  1. (usually) A parasitic infection of freshwater fish caused by the ciliate Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.

ichthyophthiriasis meaning in Tamil

ichthyophthiriasis in Tamil

வெண் புள்ளி நோய்

Synonyms of ichthyophthiriasis

Forms of ichthyophthiriasis

pluralichthyophthiriases

Origin of ichthyophthiriasis

From Ichthyophthirius + -iasis, from Ancient Greek ἰχθύς (ikhthús, “fish”) + Ancient Greek φθείρ (phtheír, “louse”) + -ius.

Questions about ichthyophthiriasis

What does ichthyophthiriasis mean?
Ichthyophthiriasis means a parasitic infection of freshwater fish caused by the ciliate Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
What is ichthyophthiriasis in Tamil?
Ichthyophthiriasis in Tamil is வெண் புள்ளி நோய். See Ichthyophthiriasis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ichthyophthiriasis?
Ichthyophthiriasis is a noun.
What is the plural of ichthyophthiriasis?
The plural of ichthyophthiriasis is ichthyophthiriases.

Words near ichthyophthiriasis in the dictionary

  1. ichthyophobes
  2. ichthyophobia
  3. ichthyophobic
  4. ichthyophthalmite
  5. ichthyophthiriases
  6. ichthyophthiriasis
  7. ichthyoplanktological
  8. ichthyoplanktologist
  9. ichthyoplanktologists
  10. ichthyoplanktology
  11. ichthyoplankton

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