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bluecomb

bluecomb noun: coronaviral enteritis in turkeys.

Noun

bluecomb (uncountable)

  1. (neologism) Coronaviral enteritis in turkeys.
    • "Blue comb disease" affected turkeys of all ages. In the authors' experience, mortality was 25-50% in young poults and 5-25% in "range" turkeys.[1954, B. S. Pomeroy, “Bluecomb disease of turkeys.”, in Proceedings 90th Annu. Meet. Amer. vet. med. Ass., page 321
    • The highly contagious disease bluecomb, also called transmissible enteritis and mud fever, affects the intestinal tract of turkeys of all ages, including breeding stock.1971, Agriculture Handbook, number 393, page 60
    Synonyms:
    mud fever

Synonyms of bluecomb

Origin of bluecomb

From blue + comb.

Questions about bluecomb

What does bluecomb mean?
Bluecomb means coronaviral enteritis in turkeys.
What part of speech is bluecomb?
Bluecomb is a noun.

Words near bluecomb in the dictionary

  1. bluecheck
  2. bluechecks
  3. bluechip
  4. bluecoat
  5. bluecoats
  6. bluecomb
  7. bluecrab
  8. bluecrabs
  9. bluecup
  10. bluecups
  11. bluecurls

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