Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rocky mountain spotted fever

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.67 in modern English

Syllables: rock-y -moun-tain spot-ted fever
IPA

45

Scrabble Score

25

Letters

5

Syllables

17

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A disease of the Americas characterized by fever and rashes, caused by bacteria of the species Rickettsia rickettsii and transmitted by ticks.

Uncountable

Etymology

Rocky Mountain refers to the US Rocky Mountains, where the disease was first identified. Spotted fever refers to the rash and the fever that are the most obvious symptoms.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Rocky Mountain spotted fevers (plural)

Phrases

American dog tick Rocky Mountain wood tick wood tick brown dog tick

Frequently Paired Words

American dog tick Rocky Mountain wood tick wood tick brown dog tick

Synonyms

black measles blue disease mountain fever tick fever

Questions

What does rocky mountain spotted fever mean?: A disease of the Americas characterized by fever and rashes, caused by bacteria of the species Rickettsia rickettsii and transmitted by ticks.
Where does rocky mountain spotted fever come from?: Rocky Mountain refers to the US Rocky Mountains, where the disease was first identified. Spotted fever refers to the rash and the fever that are the most obvious symptoms.

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