English Explanatory Dictionary

pullorum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A severe infectious disease of young poultry, caused by a form of the salmonella bacterium.

Pronunciation

/pʊˈlɔːɹəm/

Word forms

pullorum

Etymology

From Latin pullorum, originally as part of a specific name Bacterium pullorum, now as the name of a serovar.

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