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English noun: icterus | |||
| 1. | icterus (state) 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 | ||
| Synonyms | jaundice | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | symptom | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | icterus neonatorum, jaundice of the newborn, kernicterus, physiological jaundice of the newborn | ||
| Part holonym | hyperbilirubinemia | ||
| 2. | Icterus (animal) type genus of the Icteridae | ||
| Synonyms | genus Icterus | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bird genus | ||
| Member holonym | Icterus galbula, Icterus spurius, northern oriole, orchard oriole | ||
| Member meronym | family Icteridae, Icteridae | ||
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