fowl pest

/ˌfaʊl ˈpɛst/
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Definitions of fowl pest
  1. noun
    either of two acute viral diseases of domestic fowl; characterized by refusal to eat and high temperature and discoloration of the comb
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    type of:
    animal disease
    a disease that typically does not affect human beings
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