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swine flu

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables
swine flu
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Influenza caused by certain orthomyxoviruses, which pass from pigs to humans.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

swine influenza (alternative)

Phrases

bird flu Mexican flu Mexican influenza Spanish flu

Frequently Paired Words

bird flu H1N1 Mexican flu Mexican influenza Spanish flu

Synonyms

pig flu swine influenza swine influenza virus swine-origin influenza virus

Questions

What does swine flu mean?
Influenza caused by certain orthomyxoviruses, which pass from pigs to humans.

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