Phrase guide

rabbit fever

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

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noun

Meaning 1

tularemia

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a highly infectious disease of rodents (especially rabbits and squirrels) and sometimes transmitted to humans by ticks or flies or by handling infected animals

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tularemia, tularaemia, deer fly fever, yatobyo

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: zoonosis, zoonotic disease

History

Etymology

Rabbits are a common vector for tularemia.