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malaria

noun

An infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito; marked by paroxysms of chills and fever

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Word length
7
Starts with
M
Ends with
A
Contains
AL
Scrabble score
9
CEFR level
B2

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məˈlɛə.ɹi.ə

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noun

  1. An infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito; marked by paroxysms of chills and fever

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