Main Entry:

tu·la·re·mia

Pronunciation:

\ˌtü-lə-ˈrē-mē-ə, ˌtyü-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

New Latin, from Tulare County, California

Date:

1921

: an infectious zoonotic disease especially of wild rabbits, rodents, humans, and some domestic animals that is caused by a bacterium (Francisella tularensis), is transmitted especially by the bites of insects or ticks or by handling infected animals, and in humans is marked by variable symptoms —called also rabbit fever

— tu·la·re·mic \-mik\ adjective