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swine fever
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noun Veterinary Pathology.
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Origin of swine fever
First recorded in 1895–1900
Words nearby swine fever
swindled, swindler, swindle sheet, Swindon, swine, swine fever, swine flu, swineherd, swine plague, swinepox, swine's cress
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British Dictionary definitions for swine fever
swine fever
noun
an infectious viral disease of pigs, characterized by fever, refusal to eat, weight loss, and diarrhoeaUS term: hog cholera
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