CANINE DISTEMPER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does canine distemper mean? 

• CANINE DISTEMPER (noun)
  The noun CANINE DISTEMPER has 1 sense:

1. a viral disease of young dogs characterized by high fever and respiratory inflammation

  Familiarity information: CANINE DISTEMPER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CANINE DISTEMPER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A viral disease of young dogs characterized by high fever and respiratory inflammation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("canine distemper" is a kind of...):

distemper (any of various infectious viral diseases of animals)

 Context examples 

This particular type, however, was never used; FIOCRUZ researchers worked with 6MMPr in another study, to fight the virus that causes canine distemper, a dog disease.

(Brazil scientists discover Zika virus inhibitor, Agência Brasil)