swine fever


nounVeterinary Pathology.

Origin of swine fever

1
First recorded in 1895–1900

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British Dictionary definitions for swine fever

swine fever

noun
  1. an infectious viral disease of pigs, characterized by fever, refusal to eat, weight loss, and diarrhoea: US term: hog cholera

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