Meanings
nounTexas fever (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA tick-borne disease of cattle caused by the parasite Babesia bigemina.
Synonyms: pyrosomal disease, Texas cattle fever
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA tick-borne disease of cattle caused by the parasite Babesia bigemina.
Also see
Origin
Cattle from Texas, themselves not showing signs of infection, spread this disease to the Midwestern United States.
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Texas fever. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Texas%20fever
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“Texas fever.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Texas%20fever. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Texas fever,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Texas%20fever.
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