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Examples of canine distemper in a Sentence
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But the symptoms, like lethargy, can look similar to other issues like canine distemper or head injury.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2024
Chronic wasting disease in deer, hemorrhagic disease in rabbits, canine distemper in foxes—these are all indifferent to city limits.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2024
The Sherman Animal Shelter temporarily closed to quarantine its pups due to a canine distemper outbreak, police said in a May 28 news release.
—Kate Linderman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2024
Diseases including canine distemper and a form of plague wiped out ferrets and prairie dogs alike.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1929, in the meaning defined above
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“Canine distemper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/canine%20distemper. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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