Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rat-bite fever

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English

Syllables: rat-bite fever
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any febrile human illness caused by bacteria transmitted by rodents.

Uncountable

noun

Any febrile human illness caused by bacteria transmitted by rodents.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

RBF

Phrases

cat-scratch fever

Frequently Paired Words

cat-scratch fever

Synonyms

RBF

Questions

What does rat-bite fever mean?: Any febrile human illness caused by bacteria transmitted by rodents.

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