rabbit fever

noun

Examples of rabbit fever in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Tularemia, or rabbit fever, is also thought to be spread this way. Brendan Borrell, The Atlantic, 3 July 2020 Less than 48 hours later, the results came back: Mr. Springer had tularemia, or rabbit fever, a rare bacterial infection transmitted by animals and ticks that sickens fewer than 200 Americans a year. Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2020 About 100 to 200 cases of rabbit fever in humans are reported every year in the United States, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health website. Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, 29 June 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rabbit fever was in 1925

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Rabbit fever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rabbit%20fever. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

Medical Definition

rabbit fever

noun
rab·​bit fever ˈrab-ət- How to pronounce rabbit fever (audio)
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!