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ichthyophthiriasis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ichthyoph-thiri-a-sis
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A parasitic infection of freshwater fish caused by the ciliate Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.

Uncountable

Etymology

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

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Usage

Inflected Forms

ichthyophthiriases (plural)

Phrases

marine ich

Frequently Paired Words

cryptocaryosis marine ich

Synonyms

ich white-spot disease

Questions

What does ichthyophthiriasis mean?
A parasitic infection of freshwater fish caused by the ciliate Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
Where does ichthyophthiriasis come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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