ich
[ ik ]
noun
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
Origin of ich
1Short for ichthyophthirius
- Also called ichthyophthirius, ichthyophthirius disease.
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