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epizootic hemorrhagic disease

epizootic hemorrhagic disease noun: a disease, often fatal, of wild ruminants, most notably white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), caused by Epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus transmitted by certain midges, especially the species Culicoides variipennis.

Noun

epizootic hemorrhagic disease (uncountable)

  1. A disease, often fatal, of wild ruminants, most notably white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), caused by Epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus transmitted by certain midges, especially the species Culicoides variipennis.
    • Bluetongue symptoms in white-tailed deer are identical to epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD).1981, Bluetongue: A Threat to U.S. Exports, U.S. Department of Agriculture, unnumbered page
    • Other species, including pronghorns and mule deer, sometimes are infected, but epizootic hemorrhagic disease is most evident in white-tailed deer.2003, Eric G. Bolen, William Laughlin Robinson, Wildlife Ecology and Management, Prentice Hall, page 138
    Synonyms:
    EHD, epizootic hemorrhagic disease of deer

Synonyms of epizootic hemorrhagic disease

  • EHD
  • epizootic hemorrhagic disease of deer

Forms of epizootic hemorrhagic disease

alternative formepizootic haemorrhagic disease

Words formed from epizootic hemorrhagic disease

  • epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus
  • EHDV

Questions about epizootic hemorrhagic disease

What does epizootic hemorrhagic disease mean?
Epizootic hemorrhagic disease means a disease, often fatal, of wild ruminants, most notably white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), caused by Epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus transmitted by certain midges, especially the species Culicoides variipennis.
What part of speech is epizootic hemorrhagic disease?
Epizootic hemorrhagic disease is a noun.

Words near epizootic hemorrhagic disease in the dictionary

  1. epizoon
  2. epizoonosis
  3. epizoonotic
  4. epizoons
  5. epizootic
  6. epizootic hemorrhagic disease
  7. epizootic ulcerative syndrome
  8. epizootically
  9. epizootics
  10. epizooties
  11. epizootiologic

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