n :  a disordered or abnormal bodily state esp. of quadruped mammals: as  a  :  a highly contagious virus disease esp. of dogs that is marked by fever, leukopenia, and respiratory, gastrointestinal, and neurological symptoms and that is caused by a morbillivirus - called also canine distemper   b  :  STRANGLES  c  :  PANLEUKOPENIA  d  :  a severe frequently fatal infectious nasopharyngeal inflammation of rabbits .
 
 
 
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