Meanings
nounpneumonic plague (uncountable)
- uncountableA severe lung infection caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna rapidly progressive and frequently fatal form of the plague that can spread through the air from person to person; characterized by lung involvement with chill, bloody expectoration and high fever
Similar
pulmonic plagueplague pneumonia
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Swedish lungpest
- lungpestdisease
Cite this entry
APA
pneumonic plague. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pneumonic%20plague
MLA
“pneumonic plague.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pneumonic%20plague. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pneumonic plague,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pneumonic%20plague.
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