ciguatera

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
15
Letters
9

Definition of ciguatera

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A foodborne poisoning in humans caused by eating marine species whose flesh is contaminated with ciguatoxin.
    “While you've probably never heard of ciguatera toxin, it's the most common form of fish poisoning and creates a health problem for any population that routinely consumes tropical reef species.”

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ciguatera.

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