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单词 puffinosis
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puffinosisn.

Brit. /ˌpʌfᵻˈnəʊsɪs/, U.S. /ˌpəfəˈnoʊsəs/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Puffinus , -osis suffix.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Puffinus, genus name of the Manx shearwater (see puffin n.1) + -osis suffix.
Zoology.
An epizootic disease of seabirds caused by a coronavirus, originally observed in the Manx shearwater, Puffinus puffinus.
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1948 J. A. R. Miles & M. G. P. Stoker in Nature 26 June 1017/1 We suggest that the name ‘puffinosis’ is suitable for this epizootic disease of Puffinus puffinus puffinus.
1977 S. Cramp et al. Handbk. Birds Europe, Middle East & N. Afr. I. 148/2 Colonial nesting [by Manx shearwaters] may be advantageous in reducing predation, though disadvantageous in facilitating interference between pairs..and spread of epizootics of puffinosis.
2001 Dis. Aquatic Organisms 45 168/2 It seems likely that ‘puffinosis’ was merely a secondary factor in the rockhopper mortality during the 1985–86 breeding season.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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