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Malaria

noun

/məˈlɛə.ɹi.ə/

Word Frequency: 4.3

Definitions

1.nounA disease spread by mosquito, in which a protozoan, Plasmodium, multiplies in blood every few days.

2.nounSupposed poisonous air arising from marshy districts, once thought to cause fever.

Synonyms

ague falciparum vivax cholera dysentery antimalarial tertian disease marsh wetland illness sickness

Rhymes With

hysteria area feria target area surface area staging area santeria residential area

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