Meanings
- uncountableSynonym of Newcastle disease.
Chicken pest is endemic in the region and a scarcity of chickens is frequent.
2013, Lianne Holten, Mothers, Medicine and Morality in Rural Mali, →ISBN2 more examples
The successful reproduction of the disease by inoculating a healthy chicken, and the absence of any demonstrable microorganisms in the tissues of the sick bird, should be considered positive evidence of chicken pest.
1891, Documents and Reports on Foot-and-mouth Disease - - Fowl PestSince a goshawk may occasionally take a chicken or the chicken pest wipe out an entire flock, keeping up chickens is risky business.
2013, Brauns, Mru: Hill People on the Border of Bangladesh, →ISBN, page 132Synonyms: Newcastle disease
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of Newcastle disease.
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chicken pest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chicken%20pest
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