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icterus

ic·ter·us
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ik-ter-uh s]
    • /ˈɪk tər əs/
    • /ˈɪktərəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ik-ter-uh s]
    • /ˈɪk tər əs/

Definitions of icterus word

  • noun icterus jaundice (def 1). 1
  • noun icterus (medicine) An excess of bile pigments in the blood; jaundice. 1
  • noun icterus a yellowing of plant leaves, caused by excessive cold or moisture 0
  • noun icterus jaundice 0
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Origin of icterus

First appearance:

before 1700
One of the 50% oldest English words
1700-10; < Latin < Greek íkteros jaundice, a yellow bird said to cure jaundice when seen

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Parts of speech for Icterus

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Icterus

icterus popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Related words

  • troupial

    any of several American birds of the family Icteridae, especially one with brilliantly colored plumage, as Icterus icterus, of South America.

  • baltimore oriole

    a North American oriole, Icterus galbula, the male of which has orange and black plumage

  • bullock's oriole

    a common oriole, Icterus galbula bullockii, of western North America: a subspecies of the northern oriole.

  • icteric

    pertaining to or affected with icterus; jaundiced.

  • jaundice

    Also called icterus. Pathology. yellow discoloration of the skin, whites of the eyes, etc., due to an increase of bile pigments in the blood, often symptomatic of certain diseases, as hepatitis. Compare physiologic jaundice.

  • northern oriole

    an oriole, Icterus galbula, of North America, with highly distinctive eastern and western subspecies that interbreed in the Great Plains region.
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