avian flu
noun [U] /ˌeɪ.vi.ənˈfluː/ (also bird flu)Definition
› an illness that kills birds and can sometimes pass from birds to peopleColds and fluFevers and infectious diseases
(Definition of avian flu noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bunged up adjective
- catarrh noun
- chesty adjective
- chill noun (ILLNESS)
- cold noun (ILLNESS)
- congested adjective
- coughing fit noun
- flu noun
- hacking cough noun
- have a frog in your throat idiom
- head cold noun
- sneeze verb
- sniff noun
- sniff verb
- snuffle verb, noun
- strep throat noun
- stuffed up adjective
- the common cold noun
- tickle noun (COUGH)
- tickle noun (TOUCH)
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