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icterus
 
Noun icterus has 2 senses
  1. jaundice, icterus - yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia
    --1 is a kind of symptom
    --1 has parts: hyperbilirubinemia
    --1 has particulars:
     jaundice of the newborn, physiological jaundice of the newborn, icterus neonatorum; kernicterus
  2. Icterus, genus Icterus - type genus of the Icteridae
    --2 is a kind of bird genus
    --2 is a member of Icteridae, family Icteridae
    --2 has members:
     northern oriole, Icterus galbula; orchard oriole, Icterus spurius
ictal ictalurus ictalurus punctatus icteria icteria virens icteric icteridae icterogenic icterus icterus galbula icterus galbula bullockii icterus galbula galbula icterus neonatorum icterus spurius ictic ictiobus ictiobus niger

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