单词 | swine flu |
释义 | swine flu[ swahyn-floo ] / ˈswaɪn ˈflu / noun Pathology.a form of influenza that afflicts pigs. a form of influenza that afflicts humans by infection with a virus once thought to be very similar to the influenza virus found in North American pigs. See also H1N1. Origin of swine fluFirst recorded in 1920–25 Words nearby swine fluswindled, swindle sheet, Swindon, swine, swine fever, swine flu, swineherd, swine influenza, swine plague, swinepox, swine's cress Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for swine flu
Scientific definitions for swine fluswine flu [ swīn ] A highly contagious form of influenza seen in swine, caused by a virus of the family Orthomyxoviridae. The infection is communicable to humans and caused a worldwide epidemic in 1918. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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