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hog cholera

noun

Veterinary Pathology.

  1. an acute, usually fatal, highly contagious disease of swine caused by an RNA virus of the genus Pestivirus, characterized by high fever, lack of appetite, diarrhea, and lethargy.

hog cholera

noun

  1. the US term for swine fever

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hog cholera1

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

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