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bird flu

an influenza caused by a virus that is commonly found in the intestines of birds: some deadly forms of this virus can spread to humans from infected birds, esp. poultry

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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