"ciguatera" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ciguateras [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish ciguatera. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|es|ciguatera}} Borrowed from Spanish ciguatera Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ciguatera (countable and uncountable, plural ciguateras)
  1. A foodborne poisoning in humans caused by eating marine species whose flesh is contaminated with ciguatoxin. Wikipedia link: ciguatera fish poisoning Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: ciguateratoxin, ciguateric Related terms: ciguatoxic, ciguatoxin
    Sense id: en-ciguatera-en-noun-BRoyV~Hz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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