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noun
any fever transmitted by ticks, as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, which attacks humans, or Texas fever, which is confined to some animals, as cattle.
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Origin of tick fever
First recorded in 1895â1900
Words nearby tick fever
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British Dictionary definitions for tick fever
tick fever
noun
any acute infectious febrile disease caused by the bite of an infected tick
another name for Rocky Mountain spotted fever
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