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calf diphtheria

noun

vet science a disease of the throat in young calves caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum, resulting in breathing difficulty and a painful cough

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Nearby words

  1. calesa,
  2. calescent,
  3. calexico,
  4. calf,
  5. calf bone,
  6. calf love,
  7. calf roping,
  8. calf's tongue,
  9. calf's-foot jelly,
  10. calf, golden
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