ichthyophthirius

[ ik-thee-of-theer-ee-uhs ]

noun
  1. ich.

Origin of ichthyophthirius

1
<New Latin, the protozoan genus causing the disease, equivalent to ichthyo-ichthyo- + -phthirius<Greek phtheír louse
  • Also called ichthyophthirius disease .

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