Etymology

pullorum

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Today it means: A severe infectious disease of young poultry, caused by a form of the salmonella bacterium. Full definition →

First used 20th c.Latin pullorum
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  1. Latin · derived frompullorum
  2. English todaypullorum

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

First known use, by meaning

  • from 20th c. A severe infectious disease of young poultry, caused by a form of the salmonella bacterium.

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