psittacosis

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  • n.鸟热(可传染人类引起肺炎)
  • 网络鹦鹉热;鹦鹉病;鹦鹉症
Psittacosis
n.
1.
鹦鹉热,鸟热(可传染人类引起肺炎)a disease of birds, especially parrots , which causes pneumonia(= a disease of the lungs) in humans