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bubonic plague

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. bubonic plague (noun)
  2. bubo (noun)

bubonic plague

noun

Definition of BUBONIC PLAGUE

: plague caused by a bacterium of the genus Yersinia (Y. pestis synonym Pasteurella pestis) and characterized especially by the formation of buboes—compare pneumonic plague

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