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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

swine′ flu′, [Pathol.]

Pathologya highly contagious form of influenza caused by infection with a filterable virus first isolated from swine.

1920–25

'swine flu' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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It's foolish to think that we could stop the swine flu from
Swine flu [...] and is defined as...
Swine flu gets to evolve into some greater illnesses
Why "swine flu",not "pig flu "
with/on fears of swine flu

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