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swine fever

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables
swine fever
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A contagious, usually fatal, disease of pigs, causing fever, skin lesions and convulsions, caused by Pestivirus C (CSFV).

Uncountable

Usage

Phrases

African swine fever African swine fever virus classical swine fever

Synonyms

classical swine fever CSF hog cholera pig plague

Questions

What does swine fever mean?
A contagious, usually fatal, disease of pigs, causing fever, skin lesions and convulsions, caused by Pestivirus C (CSFV).

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