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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

icterus
    n 1: 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
         [syn: jaundice, icterus]
    2: type genus of the Icteridae [syn: Icterus, genus Icterus]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Icterus \Ic"te*rus\, n. [NL. See Icteric, a.] (Med.)
   The jaundice.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Icterus:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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