tick fever

tick fe·ver

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tik fee-ver]
- /tɪk ˈfi vər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tik fee-ver]
- /tɪk ˈfi vər/

Definitions of tick fever words

noun tick fever any fever transmitted by ticks, as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, which attacks humans, or Texas fever, which is confined to some animals, as cattle. 1
noun tick fever any acute infectious febrile disease caused by the bite of an infected tick 0
noun tick fever any infectious disease transmitted by the bite of a tick, as Rocky Mountain spotted fever 0

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Origin of tick fever

First appearance:

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

First recorded in 1895-1900

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Parts of speech for Tick fever

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tick fever popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

tick fever usage trend in Literature

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