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icterus

Pronunciation: /ˈɪktəɹəs/

The English word “icterus” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An excess of bile pigments in the blood; jaundice.
  2. A yellowish appearance in plants.

Etymology

From the Latin icterus, from the Ancient Greek ἴκτερος (íkteros, “jaundice”).

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