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bubonic

/bjuːˈbɒnɪk/

bubonic adjective: of or pertaining to buboes.

Adjective

bubonic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to buboes.
    • 1994: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, International Notes Human Plague -- India, 1994 - "In particular, bubonic plague is characterized by painful swelling of lymph nodes (buboes) in the inguinal, axillary, or cervical regions."

bubonic meaning in Tamil

bubonic in Tamil

நெறிகட்டல்சார்

Origin of bubonic

From Latin būbō (stem būbōn-) + English -ic.

Words formed from bubonic

Phrases with bubonic

Words that rhyme with bubonic

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Questions about bubonic

What does bubonic mean?
Bubonic means of or pertaining to buboes.
What is bubonic in Tamil?
Bubonic in Tamil is நெறிகட்டல்சார். See Bubonic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bubonic?
Bubonic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce bubonic?
Bubonic is pronounced /bjuːˈbɒnɪk/.

Words near bubonic in the dictionary

  1. Bubong
  2. Bubong Ilian
  3. Bubong Tawa-an
  4. Bubonga Mamaanun
  5. Bubonian conch
  6. bubonic
  7. bubonic plague
  8. bubonic plagues
  9. bubonically
  10. bubonocele
  11. bubonoceles

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bubonic (page history and authors); bubonic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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