Phrase guide

Newcastle disease

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A highly contagious disease of poultry, caused by the Newcastle disease virus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

disease of domestic fowl and other birds

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: animal disease

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: Նյուքասլի հիվանդություն (Nyukʻasli hivandutʻyun) — disease of poultry
  • Burmese: လည်လိမ်နာ (lanylimna) — disease of poultry
  • Chichewa: chipumphu — disease of poultry
  • Chichewa: chitopa — disease of poultry
  • Chichewa: liyeye — disease of poultry
  • Chinese Mandarin: 新城疫 (xīnchéngyì) — disease of poultry
  • Chinese Mandarin: 雞瘟 /鸡瘟 (jīwēn) — disease of poultry
  • Czech: Newcastleská nemoc — disease of poultry
  • Czech: pseudomor drůbeže — disease of poultry
  • Dutch: ziekte van Newcastle — disease of poultry
  • French: maladie de Newcastle — disease of poultry
  • German: Newcastle-Krankheit — disease of poultry
  • Italian: malattia di Newcastle — disease of poultry
  • Japanese: ニューカッスル病 (Nyūkassuru-byō) — disease of poultry
  • Portuguese: doença de Newcastle — disease of poultry
  • Russian: боле́знь Ньюка́сла (boléznʹ Nʹjukásla) — disease of poultry
  • Spanish: enfermedad de Newcastle — disease of poultry
  • Vietnamese: bệnh Newcastle — disease of poultry