Pullorum Disease Definition
pə-lôrəm
noun
A severe, diarrheal disease of young poultry, caused by a bacterium (Salmonella pullorum) and usually transmitted by the infected hen into the egg.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- bacillary white diarrhoea
- bacillary white diarrhea
Origin of Pullorum Disease
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New Latin pullōrum specific epithet from genitive pl. of Latin pullus young fowl pullet
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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