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Noun: fowl pest  fawl pest
  1. Either of two acute viral diseases of domestic fowl; characterized by refusal to eat and high temperature and discolouration of the comb
    "The outbreak of fowl pest led to significant losses in the chicken farm"

Derived forms: fowl pest, fowl pests

Type of: animal disease

Encyclopedia: Fowl pest