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icterus

/ˈɪktəɹəs/

icterus noun: an excess of bile pigments in the blood; jaundice.

Noun

icterus (usually uncountable, plural icteruses)

  1. (usually) An excess of bile pigments in the blood; jaundice.
  2. (usually) A yellowish appearance in plants.

icterus meaning in Tamil and Bengali

icterus in Tamil

மஞ்சள் காமாலை, மஞ்சணம்

icterus in Bengali

উদ্ভিদের হলুদাভ ভাব

Forms of icterus

pluralicteruses

Origin of icterus

From the Latin icterus, from the Ancient Greek ἴκτερος (íkteros, “jaundice”).

Words formed from icterus

Questions about icterus

What does icterus mean?
Icterus means an excess of bile pigments in the blood; jaundice.
What is icterus in Tamil?
Icterus in Tamil is மஞ்சள் காமாலை, மஞ்சணம். See Icterus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is icterus?
Icterus is a noun.
How do you pronounce icterus?
Icterus is pronounced /ˈɪktəɹəs/.
What is the plural of icterus?
The plural of icterus is icteruses.

Words near icterus in the dictionary

  1. icterohematuria
  2. icterohemorrhagic
  3. icteroid
  4. icterometer
  5. icterometers
  6. icterus
  7. icterus neonatorum
  8. icteruses
  9. icthiomancy
  10. icthyoid
  11. icthyomancy

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Adapted from Wiktionary: icterus (page history and authors); icterus (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); icterus (Bengali 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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