Meanings
plural ichthyophthiriases
- uncountableusuallybiologyA parasitic infection of freshwater fish caused by the ciliate Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
Synonyms: ich, white-spot disease
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA parasitic infection of freshwater fish caused by the ciliate Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
Origin
- Ancient Greekφθείρ“louse”
- Ancient Greekἰχθύς“fish”
- Englishichthyophthiriasis
From Ichthyophthirius + -iasis, from Ancient Greek ἰχθύς (ikhthús, “fish”) + Ancient Greek φθείρ (phtheír, “louse”) + -ius.
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Finnish valkopilkkutauti
- valkopilkkutautiparasitic infection of freshwater fish
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