swine influenza

noun

swine flu

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Meanings

nounswine influenza (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineswine flu

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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swine influenza. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swine%20influenza

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“swine influenza.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swine%20influenza. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swine influenza,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swine%20influenza.

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