distemperoid

[dis-tem-puh-roid]

dis·tem·per·oid

[dis-tem-puh-roid]
adjective Veterinary Pathology.
1.
resembling distemper.
2.
of or pertaining to a weakened strain of canine distemper virus used to make dogs and other susceptible animals immune to distemper infection.

Origin:
distemper1 + -oid
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