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pullorum disease

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pə lôr′əm, -lōr′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pul•lo′rum disease′  (pə lôr′əm, -lōr′-),USA pronunciation [Vet. Pathol.]
  1. Veterinary Diseasesa 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, loss of appetite, and diarrhea.
  • Neo-Latin (Bacterium) pullorum former name of the bacterium, Latin pullōrum, genitive plural of pullus cockerel, chicken (see pullet)
  • 1925–30

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