New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
pullorum disease — [pul lōr′əm, pullôr′əm] n. [< ModL ( salmonella) pullorum, the infecting bacterium < gen. pl. of L pullus: see POULTRY] a severe, diarrheal disease of young poultry, caused by a bacterium (Salmonella pullorum) and usually transmitted by the … English World dictionary
pullorum disease — noun a serious bacterial disease of young chickens • Syn: ↑bacillary white diarrhea, ↑bacillary white diarrhoea • Hypernyms: ↑animal disease * * * pəˈlōrəm , lȯrəm noun also pullorum … Useful english dictionary
pullorum disease — pul•lo′rum disease [[t]pəˈlɔr əm, ˈloʊr [/t]] n. vet a frequently fatal diarrheal disease of young poultry caused by the bacterium Salmonella pullorum and transmitted by the infected hen to the egg • Etymology: 1925–30; < NL (Bacterium)… … From formal English to slang
pullorum disease — /peuh lawr euhm, lohr /, Vet. Pathol. a highly contagious, frequently fatal disease of young poultry caused by the bacterium Salmonella gallinarum (pullorum), transmitted by the infected hen during egg production, and characterized by weakness,… … Universalium
pullorum disease — pul·lo·rum disease pə lōr əm , lȯr n a destructive typically diarrheic salmonellosis esp. of the domestic chicken caused by a bacterium of the genus Salmonella (S. pullorum) which is transmitted either through the egg or from chick to chick… … Medical dictionary
pullorum disease — /pʊˈlɔrəm dəziz/ (say poo lawruhm duhzeez) noun an egg transmitted bacterial disease of poultry, frequently a cause of heavy death losses in very young chickens. {pullorum, genitive plural of Latin pullus cockerel} …
pullorum disease — infectious disease in poultry that is caused by the Salmonella bacterium and is often fatal … English contemporary dictionary
pullorum — noun see pullorum disease … Useful english dictionary
animal disease — ▪ non human Introduction an impairment of the normal state of an animal that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. Concern with diseases that afflict animals dates from the earliest human contacts with animals and is reflected… … Universalium
animal disease — noun a disease that typically does not affect human beings • Hypernyms: ↑disease • Hyponyms: ↑warble, ↑anaplasmosis, ↑aspergillosis, ↑brooder pneumonia, ↑bighead, ↑bovine spong … Useful english dictionary
