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ornithoses

ornithoses is the plural of ornithosis.

Meaning of ornithosis

Noun

ornithosis (countable and uncountable, plural ornithoses)

  1. A zoonotic infectious disease (of birds) caused by a bacterium called Chlamydia psittaci, it can be transmitted to humans and other animals. When carried by any species of bird belonging to the Psittacidae family (parrots), it is called psittacosis or parrot fever.
    Synonyms:
    avian chlamydiosis, parrot disease, parrot fever, psittacosis

Questions about ornithoses

What is ornithoses the plural of?
Ornithoses is the plural of ornithosis.

Words near ornithoses in the dictionary

  1. ornithoscelidans
  2. ornithoscopic
  3. ornithoscopist
  4. ornithoscopists
  5. ornithoscopy
  6. ornithoses
  7. ornithosis
  8. ornithosuchid
  9. ornithosuchids
  10. ornithothoracine
  11. ornithothoracines

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