rickettsia
English
noun
Definitions
- Any of a group of gram-negative bacteria, of the genus Rickettsia, carried as parasites by ticks, fleas and lice; they cause typhus and other diseases
Etymology
Borrowed from Translingual Rickettsia suffix from English Ricketts.
Origin
English
Ricketts
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Distribution of cognates by language
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Cognates and derived terms
- Ricketts English
- antirickettsial English
- rickettsemia English
- rickettsial English
- rickettsialpox English
- rickettsiemia English
- rickettsiological English
- rickettsiology English
- Rickettsia Translingual