SINCE 1828
Cowdria
noun
Cow·dria
| \ ˈkau̇-drē-ə
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Medical Definition of Cowdria
: a former genus of bacteria consisting of a single species (C. ruminantium) that is the causative agent of heartwater of ruminants and is now classified in the genus Ehrlichia (E. ruminantium)
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