Newcastle disease
New·cas·tle disease
noun \ˈnü-ˌka-səl-, ˈnyü-; n(y)ü-ˈ\Definition of NEWCASTLE DISEASE
: a contagious often fatal virus disease of birds and especially the domestic chicken that is caused by a paramyxovirus (species Newcastle disease virus of the genus Avulavirus) and that is marked by respiratory and nervous symptoms
Origin of NEWCASTLE DISEASE
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
First Known Use: 1927
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