Meanings
nounshipping fever (uncountable)
- uncountableA severe inflammation of the lungs of cattle, caused by a bacterium of the genus Pasteurella, sometimes seen following the stress of transport to market under poor conditions.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna deadly form of septicemia in cattle and sheep; involves high fever and pneumonia; contracted under conditions of exposure or exhaustion (as often happens when the animals are shipped to market)
Similar
shipping pneumonia
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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shipping fever. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shipping%20fever
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