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noun
A severe lung infection caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
a rapidly progressive and frequently fatal form of the plague that can spread through the air from person to person; characterized by lung involvement with chill, bloody expectoration and high fever
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pulmonic plague, plague pneumonia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: plague, pestilence, pest, pestis
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