deer fly fever

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Definition of deer fly fever in English English dictionary

rabbit fever, tularemia, bacterial disease in animals which can be transmitted to humans by insects or by handling infected animals (symptoms include fever)

Hyphenation

deer fly fe·ver

Turkish pronunciation

dîr flay fivır

Pronunciation

/ˈdər ˈflī ˈfēvər/ /ˈdɪr ˈflaɪ ˈfiːvɜr/

Etymology

[ 'dir ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English, deer, animal, from Old English dEor beast; akin to Old High German tior wild animal, Lithuanian dvasia breath, spirit.