| English Dictionary |
MOUNTAIN FEVER
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
Dictionary entry overview: What does mountain fever mean?
• MOUNTAIN FEVER (noun)
The noun MOUNTAIN FEVER has 1 sense:
1. caused by rickettsial bacteria and transmitted by wood ticks
Familiarity information: MOUNTAIN FEVER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Caused by rickettsial bacteria and transmitted by wood ticks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
mountain fever; Rocky Mountain spotted fever; tick fever
Hypernyms ("mountain fever" is a kind of...):
spotted fever (any of several severe febrile diseases characterized by skin rashes or spots on the skin)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Still waters run deep." (English proverb)
"It is easier for the son to ask from the father than for the father to ask from the son" (Breton proverb)
"Blood can never turn into water." (Arabic proverb)
"Think before acting and whilst acting still think." (Dutch proverb)
"It is easier for the son to ask from the father than for the father to ask from the son" (Breton proverb)
"Blood can never turn into water." (Arabic proverb)
"Think before acting and whilst acting still think." (Dutch proverb)