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- noun ichthyology A parasitic infection of freshwater fish caused by the ciliate Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
Etymologies
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Ichthyophthirius + -iasis
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Acquired immunity mirror carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) ichthyophthiriasis
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