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Noun: parrot fever  'per-ut 'fee-vur [N. Amer], 'pa-rut 'fee-vu(r) [Brit]
  1. A form of pneumonia caused by Chlamydophila psittaci bacteria, transmitted to humans from infected birds
    "The pet shop owner contracted parrot fever from handling infected birds";
    - psittacosis, ornithosis

Derived forms: parrot fevers

Type of: atypical pneumonia, mycoplasmal pneumonia, primary atypical pneumonia

Encyclopedia: Parrot fever