ich ( k)n. A contagious disease of tropical marine and freshwater fishes, caused by a protozoan (Ichthyophthirius multifiliis) and characterized by small white pustules on the skin and eyes. [Short for New Latin Ichthyophth  rius, genus name : ichthyo- + Greek phtheir, louse.] |
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