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famine fever

famine fever noun: typhus.

Noun

famine fever (uncountable)

  1. (dated) typhus

Questions about famine fever

What does famine fever mean?
Famine fever means typhus.
What part of speech is famine fever?
Famine fever is a noun.

Words near famine fever in the dictionary

  1. familymoons
  2. familywise
  3. famine
  4. famine bread
  5. famine breads
  6. famine fever
  7. famine food
  8. famine foods
  9. famine or feast
  10. famine resistant
  11. famine weed

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