Meanings
alternative swine influenza
- uncountablemedicineInfluenza caused by certain orthomyxoviruses, which pass from pigs to humans.
Synonyms: pig flu, swine influenza, swine influenza virus, swine-origin influenza virus
Synonyms & antonyms
nounInfluenza caused by certain orthomyxoviruses, which pass from pigs to humans.
More synonyms by meaning
nounan acute and highly contagious respiratory disease of swine caused by the orthomyxovirus thought to be the same virus that caused the 1918 influenza pandemic
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic إِنْفْلُوَنْزَا خَنَازِير
- إِنْفْلُوَنْزَا خَنَازِير (ʔinfluwanzā ḵanāzīr)influenza caused by orthomyxoviruses
Chinese Mandarin 豬流感 /猪流感
- 豬流感 /猪流感 (zhūliúgǎn)influenza caused by orthomyxoviruses
Dutch varkensgriep
- varkensgriepinfluenza caused by orthomyxoviruses
Esperanto porka gripo
- porka gripoinfluenza caused by orthomyxoviruses
Finnish sikainfluenssa, possunuha
- sikainfluenssainfluenza caused by orthomyxoviruses
- possunuhainfluenza caused by orthomyxoviruses
- sikaflunssainfluenza caused by orthomyxoviruses
French grippe porcine
- grippe porcineinfluenza caused by orthomyxoviruses
German Schweinegrippe
- Schweinegrippeinfluenza caused by orthomyxoviruses
Greek γρύπη των χοιρών
- γρύπη των χοιρών (grýpi ton choirón)influenza caused by orthomyxoviruses
Hungarian sertésinfluenza
- sertésinfluenzainfluenza caused by orthomyxoviruses
Icelandic svínaflensa
- svínaflensainfluenza caused by orthomyxoviruses
Italian febbre suina, influenza suina
- febbre suinainfluenza caused by orthomyxoviruses
- influenza suinainfluenza caused by orthomyxoviruses
Japanese 豚インフルエンザ
- 豚インフルエンザ (buta-infuruenza)influenza caused by orthomyxoviruses
Norwegian svineinfluensa
- svineinfluensainfluenza caused by orthomyxoviruses
Polish świńska grypa
- świńska grypainfluenza caused by orthomyxoviruses
Portuguese gripe suína
- gripe suínainfluenza caused by orthomyxoviruses
Romanian gripă porcină
- gripă porcinăinfluenza caused by orthomyxoviruses
Russian свино́й грипп
- свино́й грипп (svinój gripp)influenza caused by orthomyxoviruses
Spanish gripe porcina
- gripe porcinainfluenza caused by orthomyxoviruses
Swahili homa ya nguruwe
- homa ya nguruweinfluenza caused by orthomyxoviruses
Swedish svininfluensa
- svininfluensainfluenza caused by orthomyxoviruses
Tamil பன்றிக்காய்ச்சல்
- பன்றிக்காய்ச்சல் (paṉṟikkāyccal)influenza caused by orthomyxoviruses
Turkish domuz gribi
- domuz gribiinfluenza caused by orthomyxoviruses
Ukrainian свиня́чий грип
- свиня́чий грип (svynjáčyj hryp)influenza caused by orthomyxoviruses
Cite this entry
swine flu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swine%20flu
“swine flu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swine%20flu. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swine flu,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swine%20flu.
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