ciguatera

(sig′wə ter′ə, -tir′ə)

noun

a type of food poisoning with severe gastrointestinal and neurological symptoms, caused by eating contaminated fish

Origin: AmSp < cigua, a marine snail

See ciguatera in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Poisoning caused by ingesting fish contaminated with ciguatoxin, characterized by gastrointestinal and neurological symptoms.

Origin:

Origin: American Spanish

Origin: , from ciguato, one poisoned (with ciguatoxin)

Origin: , from cigua, sigua, snail

Origin: , perhaps of Arawakan origin

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