SPLENIC FEVER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does splenic fever mean? 

• SPLENIC FEVER (noun)
  The noun SPLENIC FEVER has 1 sense:

1. a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people

  Familiarity information: SPLENIC FEVER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPLENIC FEVER (noun)

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Meaning:

A highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

anthrax; splenic fever

Hypernyms ("splenic fever" is a kind of...):

zoonosis; zoonotic disease (an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans)