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pullorum disease

pul·lo·rum disease
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [puh-lawr-uh m, -lohr-]
    • /pəˈlɔr əm, -ˈloʊr-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [puh-lawr-uh m, -lohr-]
    • /pəˈlɔr əm, -ˈloʊr-/

Definitions of pullorum disease words

  • noun pullorum disease a highly contagious, frequently fatal disease of young poultry caused by the bacterium Salmonella gallinarum (pullorum), transmitted by the infected hen during egg production, and characterized by weakness, loss of appetite, and diarrhea. 1
  • noun pullorum disease acute serious bacterial disease of very young birds 0
  • noun pullorum disease an acute serious bacterial disease of very young birds, esp chickens, characterized by a whitish diarrhoea: caused by Salmonella pullorum, transmitted during egg production 0
  • noun pullorum disease a severe, diarrheal disease of young poultry, caused by a bacterium (Salmonella pullorum) and usually transmitted by the infected hen into the egg 0

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Origin of pullorum disease

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
1925-30; < New Latin (Bacterium) pullorum former name of the bacterium, Latin pullōrum, genitive plural of pullus cockerel, chicken (see pullet)

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pullorum disease popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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