fowl plague

  • 1fowl plague — n AVIAN INFLUENZA * * * avian influenza …

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  • 2fowl plague — noun : a highly fatal virus disease of domestic poultry excepting pigeons and of many kinds of wild birds compare fowl cholera * * * fowl plague, a very destructive, infectious disease of domestic poultry, caused by a virus: »Fowl plague strikes… …

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  • 3fowl plague. — See avian influenza. * * * …

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  • 4fowl plague — n. avian influenza, avian flu, bird flu, acute and generally fatal viral infectious disease of chickens and other domestic and wild birds (characterized by fever, swollen head and neck, color of the comb and wattle is bluish black, diarrhea and… …

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  • 5fowl plague — noun a serious infectious disease of poultry caused by an influenza virus …

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  • 6fowl plague. — See avian influenza …

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  • 7fowl-pest — fowlˈ pest noun 1. An acute contagious virus disease of birds (also fowlˈ plague) 2. Another similar disease, Newcastle disease • • • Main Entry: ↑fowl …

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  • 8fowl pest — noun either of two acute viral diseases of domestic fowl; characterized by refusal to eat and high temperature and discoloration of the comb • Hypernyms: ↑animal disease * * * noun 1. : fowl plague 2. : newcastle disease * * * n. either of two s …

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  • 9fowl cholera — noun an acute diarrheal disease (especially of chickens) caused by the microorganism that causes hemorrhagic septicemia • Hypernyms: ↑animal disease, ↑blood poisoning, ↑septicemia, ↑septicaemia * * * noun : an acute contagious septicemic disease… …

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  • 10fowl pest — noun Newcastle disease or fowl plague …

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