First Known Use: 1862
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ciguatera
noun ci·gua·tera \ˌsē-gwə-ˈter-ə, ˌsi-\
Definition of CIGUATERA
: poisoning caused by the ingestion of various normally edible tropical fish in whose flesh a toxic substance (as one produced by some dinoflagellates) has accumulated
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Origin of CIGUATERA
American Spanish, from ciguato person ill with ciguatera, perhaps from cigua sea snail
Rhymes with CIGUATERA
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ciguatera
noun ci·gua·tera \ˌsē-gwə-ˈter-ə, ˌsig-\
Medical Definition of CIGUATERA
: poisoning caused by the ingestion of various normally edible tropical fish in whose flesh a toxic substance (as one produced by some dinoflagellates) has accumulated
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