pullorum
Pronunciation: /pʊˈlɔːɹəm/
The English word “pullorum” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- A severe infectious disease of young poultry, caused by a form of the salmonella bacterium.
Etymology
From Latin pullorum, originally as part of a specific name Bacterium pullorum, now as the name of a serovar.
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