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fowl cholera

noun

, Veterinary Pathology.
  1. a specific, acute, diarrheal disease of fowls, especially chickens, caused by a bacterium, Pasteurella multocida.


fowl cholera

noun

  1. vet science a contagious disease of poultry and other fowl, usually resulting in sudden death; caused by the organism Pasteurella multocida
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fowl cholera1

First recorded in 1880–85

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