SAPROLEGNIA FERAX
\se͡ɪpɹˈə͡ʊlɡni͡ə fˈɛɹaks], \seɪpɹˈəʊlɡniə fˈɛɹaks], \s_eɪ_p_ɹ_ˈəʊ_l_ɡ_n_iə f_ˈɛ_ɹ_a_k_s]\
Definitions of SAPROLEGNIA FERAX
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a fungus that attacks living fish and tadpoles and spawn causing white fungus disease: a coating of white hyphae on especially peripheral parts (as fins)
By Princeton University
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