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simuliotoxicosis

simuliotoxicosis noun: toxicosis caused by the presence of black flies of the genus Simulium.

Noun

simuliotoxicosis (uncountable)

  1. Toxicosis caused by the presence of black flies of the genus Simulium.
    • Of the nine big-river species in the clade, which have not caused simuliotoxicosis, at least three (S. cholodkovskii, S. jenningsi Malloch, and S. penobscotense Snoddy & Bauer) are major, but nonlethal, annoyance pests of humans and domesticated animals.2016 January 26, “Cryptic Biodiversity and the Origins of Pest Status Revealed in the Macrogenome of Simulium colombaschense (Diptera: Simuliidae), History’s Most Destructive Black Fly”, in PLOS ONE...

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Questions about simuliotoxicosis

What does simuliotoxicosis mean?
Simuliotoxicosis means toxicosis caused by the presence of black flies of the genus Simulium.
What part of speech is simuliotoxicosis?
Simuliotoxicosis is a noun.

Words near simuliotoxicosis in the dictionary

  1. simulfixes
  2. simulid
  3. simulids
  4. simuliid
  5. simuliids
  6. simuliotoxicosis
  7. simulism
  8. simulpub
  9. simulpubbed
  10. simulpubbing
  11. simulpubs

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