swine flu

/swaɪn flu/
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Definitions of swine flu
  1. noun
    an acute and highly contagious respiratory disease of swine caused by the orthomyxovirus thought to be the same virus that caused the 1918 influenza pandemic
    synonyms: swine influenza
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    type of:
    flu, grippe, influenza
    an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
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