"ciguatera" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ciguateras [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish ciguatera. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|es|ciguatera|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Spanish ciguatera, {{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 Related terms: ciguatoxic, ciguatoxin
    Sense id: en-ciguatera-en-noun-BRoyV~Hz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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