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1. (n.) pullorum disease
a frequently fatal diarrheal disease of young poultry caused by the bacterium Salmonella pullorum and transmitted by the infected hen to the egg.
Etymology: (1925–30; < NL (Bacterium) pullorum former name of the bacterium, L pullōrum, gen. pl. of pullus cockerel, chicken (see pullet ))
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1. (noun) pullorum disease, bacillary white diarrhea, bacillary white diarrhoea
a serious bacterial disease of young chickens
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