Rabbit fever

noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    tularemia informal, uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    a highly infectious disease of rodents (especially rabbits and squirrels) and sometimes transmitted to humans by ticks or flies or by handling infected animals wordnet

Etymology

Rabbits are a common vector for tularemia.

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