canine distemper

noun

Examples of canine distemper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Chronic wasting disease in deer, hemorrhagic disease in rabbits, canine distemper in foxes—these are all indifferent to city limits. Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2024 The Sherman Animal Shelter temporarily closed to quarantine its pups due to a canine distemper outbreak, police said in a May 28 news release. Kate Linderman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2024 Diseases including canine distemper and a form of plague wiped out ferrets and prairie dogs alike. Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2024 The species is the planet’s rarest wild dog, threatened by habitat loss and diseases caught from domestic dogs, such as canine distemper and rabies. Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for canine distemper 

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Word History

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of canine distemper was in 1929

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“Canine distemper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/canine%20distemper. Accessed 24 Sep. 2024.

Medical Definition

canine distemper

noun
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