ichthyophthirius
[ ik-thee-of-theer-ee-uh s ]
/ ˌɪk θi ɒfˈθɪər i əs /
noun
ich.
Also called
ichthyophthirius disease.
Origin of ichthyophthirius
< New Latin, the protozoan genus causing the disease, equivalent to
ichthyo-
ichthyo- +
-phthirius < Greek
phtheír louse
Words nearby ichthyophthirius
ichthyolite,
ichthyology,
ichthyophagist,
ichthyophagous,
ichthyophagy,
ichthyophthirius,
ichthyornis,
ichthyosarcotoxin,
ichthyosaur,
ichthyosaurus,
ichthyosiform erythroderma
Example sentences from the Web for ichthyophthirius
Ichthyophthirius alone causes epidemics among Fishes, and Balantidium coli has been observed in intestinal disease in Man.