单词 | hog cholera |
释义 | hog cholera in British Englishnoun the US term for swine fever hog cholera in American English US an infectious viral disease of hogs, characterized by fever, loss of appetite, diarrhea, and frequently by congestion and hemorrhages in the kidneys hog cholera in American Englishnoun Veterinary Science an acute, usually fatal, highly contagious disease of swine caused by an RNA virus of the genus Pestivirus, characterized by high fever, lack of appetite, diarrhea, and lethargy Also called: swine fever Word origin [1855–60, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: barrage, kickoff, lavabo, pipeline, superheat |
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