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ciguatera

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.41 in modern English

Syllables
ciguat-era
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A foodborne poisoning in humans caused by eating marine species whose flesh is contaminated with ciguatoxin.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ciguatera.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ciguateras (plural)

Derived Forms

ciguateratoxin ciguateric

Frequently Paired Words

ciguatoxic ciguatoxin

Questions

What does ciguatera mean?
A foodborne poisoning in humans caused by eating marine species whose flesh is contaminated with ciguatoxin.
Where does ciguatera come from?
Borrowed from Spanish ciguatera.

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