icterus

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ik′tər əs)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ic•ter•us  (ik′tər əs),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologyjaundice (def. 1).
  • Greek íkteros jaundice, a yellow bird said to cure jaundice when seen
  • Latin
  • 1700–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
icterus / ˈɪktərəs/
  1. another name for jaundice
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin: yellow bird, the sight of which reputedly cured jaundice, from Greek ikteros
'icterus' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Baltimore oriole - Bullock's oriole - icteric - jaundice - northern oriole - orchard oriole - oriole - troupial

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