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Noun: swine flu  swIn floo
  1. An acute and highly contagious respiratory disease of swine caused by the orthomyxovirus thought to be the same virus that caused the 1918 influenza pandemic
    "The outbreak of swine flu caused widespread concern";
    - swine influenza

Derived forms: swine flu

Type of: flu, grippe [archaic], influenza

Encyclopedia: Swine flu