dactylogyrosis

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noun

The pathological condition of a fish being infested with gill flukes (Dactylogyrus), a type of flatworm.

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Meanings

noundactylogyrosis (plural dactylogyroses)

plural dactylogyroses

  1. biologyThe pathological condition of a fish being infested with gill flukes (Dactylogyrus), a type of flatworm.

Origin

From translingual Dactylogyrus + -osis.

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Translations

German Dactylogyrose, Kiemenwurmbefall
  • Dactylogyroseinfection with Dactylogyrus sp.
  • Kiemenwurmbefallinfection with Dactylogyrus sp.
Spanish dactylogyrosis
  • dactylogyrosisinfection with Dactylogyrus sp.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

gyrodactylosis
Cite this entry
APA

dactylogyrosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dactylogyrosis

MLA

“dactylogyrosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dactylogyrosis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dactylogyrosis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dactylogyrosis.

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