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English noun: tinea

1. tinea (state) infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches


Synonymsringworm, roundworm


Broader (hypernym)fungal infection, mycosis


Narrower (hyponym)athlete's foot, barber's itch, dhobi itch, eczema marginatum, jock itch, kerion, tinea barbae, tinea capitis, tinea corporis, tinea cruris, tinea pedis, tinea unguium

2. Tinea (animal) type genus of the Tineidae: clothes moths


Synonymsgenus Tinea


Broader (hypernym)arthropod genus


Member holonymcasemaking clothes moth, Tinea pellionella


Member meronymfamily Tineidae, Tineidae









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